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March 2024 NICE Community Coordinating Council Monthly Meeting Recap

April 19, 2024

#ICYMI - Monthly Meeting Recap In case you missed it, the minutes from the March 26, 2024, NICE Community Coordinating Council meeting have been published . The

A Standard for Quantifying Yohimbe in Dietary Supplements

April 17, 2024

SRM 3383 Yohimbe-Containing Solid Oral Dosage Form is part of a continuing collaboration with NIH-Office of Dietary Supplements to develop dietary supplement

Recommended Security Requirements for Consumer-Grade Router Products | NIST IR 8425A Available for Comment

April 17, 2024

NIST has posted an initial public draft of NIST Internal Report (IR) 8425A, Recommended Cybersecurity Requirements for Consumer-Grade Router Products. This

An SRM for Measuring Arsenic in Shellfish

April 16, 2024

NIST has developed many environmentally relevant Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) over the years, including whale blubber, fish and mussel tissues, human

MBE & QIF Summit 2024

April 16, 2024

The MBE Summit has brought academia, government, and industry experts together for over 10 years to share the challenges, implementation issues, and lessons

Agenda Now Live for 2024 NICE Conference & Expo

April 16, 2024

Registration Closes May 14th! June 3 - 5, 2024 | Dallas, Texas The agenda for the 2024 NICE Conference and Expo is now available on our site! Explore the

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CHIPS for America Announces over $50 million Funding Opportunity to Encourage Small Business Research and Development

April 16, 2024

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to seek applications from eligible small businesses to explore the

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Announces Expansion of U.S. AI Safety Institute Leadership Team

April 16, 2024

Raimondo named Paul Christiano as head of AI safety, Adam Russell as chief vision officer, Mara Campbell as acting chief operating officer and chief of staff

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Spotlight: The Real-World Applications of Quantum With Julia Scherschligt

April 15, 2024

For NIST physicist Julia Scherschligt, the most exciting thing about quantum is seeing the real-world applications of this science. Julia leads a group that is

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Preliminary Terms with Samsung Electronics to Establish Leading-Edge Semiconductor Ecosystem in Central Texas

April 15, 2024

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Samsung Electronics (Samsung) have signed a non-binding preliminary

Spotlight: Building the Next Generation of Quantum Computers and Networks With Tasshi Dennis

April 15, 2024

When NIST scientist Tasshi Dennis first encountered quantum physics as a student, he was skeptical it would ever amount to any practical applications. Little

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Spotlight: Shape-Shifting Probes Will Help Improve MRI Imaging

April 12, 2024

Not all gems are the precious stone kind. In the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a type of microscopic magnetic probes called geometrically encoded

A Security Perspective on the Web3 Paradigm | Draft NIST IR 8475 Available for Comment

April 11, 2024

NIST has released the initial public draft of Internal Report (IR) 8475, A Security Perspective on the Web3 Paradigm, for public comment. Since its inception

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John W. Lyons, Who Led NIST in Times of Great Change, Dies at 93

April 11, 2024

Lyons served as director of NIST from 1990 to 1993 and guided the organization as its mission expanded in support of U.S. industry.

Online Introductory Courses Available for NIST SP 800-53, SP 800-53A, and SP 800-53B

April 10, 2024

NIST has released three self-guided online introductory courses on the NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-53 security and privacy control catalog, the SP 800-53A

Call for Proposals Now Open - 2024 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

April 9, 2024

CALL FOR PROPOSALS NOW OPEN! THE 2024 NICE K12 CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION CONFERENCE The NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Call for Proposals will open

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Preliminary Terms with TSMC, Expanded Investment from Company to Bring World’s Most Advanced Leading-Edge Technology to the U.S.

April 8, 2024

Proposed CHIPS Investment in Arizona Would Support AI, High-Performance Computing, 5G/6G Communications, and More Applications Today, the Biden-Harris

CHIPS for America and Natcast to Give Update on the National Semiconductor Technology Center

April 5, 2024

The CHIPS for America Research and Development (R&D) Program and Natcast, the operator of the CHIPS for America National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC)

Incident Response Recommendations and Considerations for Cybersecurity Risk Management | Comment on SP 800-61 Revision 3 Initial Public Draft

April 3, 2024

Incident response is a critical part of cybersecurity risk management and should be integrated across organizational operations. The six Functions of the NIST

NIST Releases a Draft Product Development Cybersecurity Handbook for IoT Product Manufacturers for Public Comment

April 3, 2024

NIST has posted an initial public draft of Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 33, Product Development Cybersecurity Handbook: Concepts and Considerations for IoT

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NIST Awards $3.6 Million for Community-Based Cybersecurity Workforce Development

April 3, 2024

The grants of roughly $200,000 each will go to 18 education and community organizations that are working to address the nation’s shortage of skilled

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Spotlight: Chip-Scale Frequency Combs Can Be Integrated With Other Sensors

April 2, 2024

Frequency combs — specialized lasers that act like rulers to measure light — are now being brought down to a low-power, chip-scale form. NIST researchers David

Fun and Games: Teach and Learn Measurement System Basics with the SI Units Card Deck

April 1, 2024

It’s easy to learn the metric system with the SI Units Card Deck (NIST SP 1297), an interactive educational activity that helps learners build their skills

NIST's Industrial Wireless Systems Team Publishes Paper on Analytical Evaluation for Software-based TSN in Industrial Wi-Fi Networks

April 1, 2024

NIST's Industrial Wireless Systems team’s paper, titled “An Analytical Evaluation for Software-based TSN in Industrial Wi-Fi Networks,” was accepted to the 7 th

NIST Researchers Use Cellphone Compass to Measure Tiny Concentrations of Compounds Important for Human Health

April 1, 2024

Nearly every modern cellphone has a built-in compass, or magnetometer, that detects the direction of Earth’s magnetic field, providing critical information for

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