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Unveiling NICE Framework Components v1.0.0: Explore the Latest Updates Today!

March 5, 2024

NICE Framework Components v1.0.0 NICE Framework components version 1.0.0 comprises Work Role Categories, Work Roles, Competency Areas, and Task, Knowledge, and

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NIST to Provide Public Update on Hurricane Maria and Champlain Towers South Investigations During Advisory Committee Meeting March 6-7, 2024

March 4, 2024

The meeting will be livestreamed each day.

NIST Awards Nearly $3 Million for Educational Programs Focused on Circular Economy to Reduce Plastic Waste

March 1, 2024

Six universities will create programs to help develop solutions to problems created by the production and consumption of plastics.

NIST Researchers Present to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Systems Analysis Integration

March 1, 2024

NIST’s Systems Analysis Integration (SAI) project was invited to present its research to the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Systems Engineering Solutions

Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Security: NIST IR 8472 is Now Available

March 1, 2024

NIST has published the final version of Internal Report (IR) 8472, Non-Fungible Token Security. Non-fungible token (NFT) technology provides a mechanism to sell

NIST Researchers Publish New Libraries for SysPyS Modeling and Simulation in Manufacturing

March 1, 2024

NIST published Physical Component Libraries for SysPhS Modeling and Simulation in Manufacturing , a NIST interagency report (NIST IR 8490) by Charlie Manion

Balloting of IEEE 3388 Standard for the Performance Assessment of Industrial Wireless Systems

March 1, 2024

The IEEE draft standard, P3388 , titled “Standard for the Performance Assessment of Industrial Wireless Systems,” has been submitted for IEEE Standards

NIST Physicist Sae Woo Nam, Pioneer in Single-Photon Detectors, Passes Away

March 1, 2024

During his 25-year career at NIST, Sae Woo performed groundbreaking work. He died in January at 53.

NIST Contributes to New Modeling Capability in ISO Product Data Interoperability Standard

March 1, 2024

In January 2024, NIST researchers Allison Barnard Feeney and Rosemary Astheimer worked with Ben Urick (nVariate) and Thomas Thurman (TRThurman Consulting) to

NIST Automated Vehicles Team Visits Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to Discuss Collaborative Efforts

March 1, 2024

On February 28-29, 2024, the NIST Automated Vehicles team , representing multiple NIST laboratories, visited the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI)

Manufacturing USA at SXSW Conference

March 1, 2024

Gaithersburg, MD - March 1, 2024 – The NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing , which serves as the coordinating office for Manufacturing USA , a national

Last Chance to Register for Virtual Participation in NIST Named Data Networking Community Meeting

March 1, 2024

NIST is hosting the Named Data Networking (NDN) Community Meeting 2024 as a hybrid meeting on March 6-7, 2024. NDNComm provides a community forum to discuss the

SAE Establishes Exploratory Working Group to Develop Automated Vehicles ‘Usage’ Concept

March 1, 2024

What city infrastructure could be used or developed to support automated vehicles (AVs) is a recent topic of discussion in the AV research community. NIST

NIST Researcher Presents Simulation-Based Approach to Assess Condition Monitoring-Enabled Maintenance in Manufacturing

March 1, 2024

At the 2023 International Conference on System Reliability and Safety (ICSRS) in Bologna, Italy, NIST researcher Mehdi Dadfarnia presented research findings

34th Annual FISSEA Conference

February 28, 2024

Register Now for the 34th Annual FISSEA Conference 34th Annual FISSEA Conference May 14-15, 2024 National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence 9700 Great Seneca

CHIPS for America Announces Funding Opportunity to Expand U.S. Semiconductor Packaging

February 28, 2024

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to seek applications for research and development (R&D) activities that

Innovative NIST Research Enhances Cybersecurity

February 28, 2024

Artificial Intelligence is an omnipresent and indispensable feature of contemporary daily life. “AI” is a foundational element of our critical infrastructure

NICE Conference Early Bird Registration Open Now!

February 27, 2024

Early Bird Registration is Now Open! June 3 - 5, 2024 | Dallas, Texas Registration is now open for the 2024 NICE Conference and Expo in Dallas, Texas, taking

NIST Engineer Glenn Bell Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

February 26, 2024

Bell specializes in forensic engineering, or the study of structural failures.

NIST Releases Version 2.0 of Landmark Cybersecurity Framework

February 26, 2024

The agency has finalized the framework’s first major update since its creation in 2014.

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NIST-Led Working Group Developing Standards for Organ-on-a-Chip Research

February 22, 2024

When testing a new medicine, researchers must do more than assess how well that drug works. They also have to determine whether the medicine has some negative

Graduate Business School Students Evaluate Commercialization of Groundbreaking Federal Technologies

February 22, 2024

In technology transfer, standing still is tantamount to falling behind. The field of federal technology transfer progresses because it teems with fresh and

January 2024 NICE Community Coordinating Council Monthly Meeting Recap

February 20, 2024

#ICYMI - Monthly Meeting Recap In case you missed it, the minutes from the January 23, 2024, NICE Community Coordinating Council meeting have been published

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Preliminary Terms with GlobalFoundries to Strengthen Domestic Legacy Chip Supply for U.S. Auto and Defense Industries

February 19, 2024

Media Contact: Madeline Broas, madeline.broas [at] chips.gov (madeline[dot]broas[at]chips[dot]gov) . Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and

NIST, Nonprofit Research Consortium to Develop Safety Tools for Synthetic Biology to Defend Against Potential Misuse of AI

February 16, 2024

The cooperative agreement is the next step in NIST’s fulfillment of the White House Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence.

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