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Twisted Science: NIST Researchers Find a New Quantum Ruler to Explore Exotic Matter

October 5, 2023

A single-atom-thick sheet of carbon known as graphene has remarkable properties on its own, but things can get even more interesting when you stack up multiple

Build Your Calendar of Activities for Cybersecurity Career Week

October 4, 2023

TWO WEEKS AWAY! Cybersecurity Career Week October 16-21, 2023 nist.gov/nice/ccw Cybersecurity Career Week is a campaign to promote the discovery of

Spotlight: Using Robots to Assess Photovoltaic Cells

October 4, 2023

How can we make photovoltaic cells (such as those used for solar panels) work more efficiently, even in diffuse or indirect light?

Someone wearing a safety vest holds up a handful of black plastic pellets.

Spotlight: Paving the Way With Recycled Plastics in the State of Hawai‘i

October 3, 2023

In the state of Hawai‘i, our collaborators are building asphalt roads with recycled plastics. It’s part of a sustainable transportation initiative. NIST is

NIST Researchers Develop a Breakthrough COVID-19 Detection Technology

October 2, 2023

“Only connect” is the most famous line in the British novelist E. M. Forster’s writings. Forster was urging the readers of his book Howard’s End to make

map showing growth of manufacturing and small-scale supply chain businesses in the US

Biden-Harris Administration Announces CHIPS for America Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Semiconductor Supply Chains

September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a funding opportunity for smaller supply chain projects and businesses to access CHIPS for America

Measuring Up: NIST’s Missile Defense Transfer Radiometer

September 29, 2023

If you’re undergoing a missile attack and that missile is above the atmosphere, the best place to destroy it is while it’s still in space. To do that, you need

2023 NIST Internship Reflections

September 28, 2023

During the summer of 2023, the NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory’s ( PML) Office of Weights and Measures ( OWM) hosted four undergraduate students who were

A close-up of a virus particle shows spikes protruding from the particle's surface and blobby sugars that cling to the spikes.

New NIST Method Can Better Identify Sneaky Sugars on Viruses’ Spiky Weapons

September 28, 2023

A better picture of the sugars can increase our understanding of how humans get infected by the virus behind COVID-19 and other pathogens.

Now Accepting Submissions for the FISSEA Cybersecurity Awareness and Training Contest and Innovator of the Year Award

September 28, 2023

Submission Deadline: March 31, 2024 at 11:59pm ET Do you have great cybersecurity awareness and training program content and delivery methods that are used for

The NIST NCCoE Publishes Guidance to Address Mobile Device Security Concerns with BYOD

September 28, 2023

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published the final version of NIST SP 1800-22 Mobile Device Security: Bring Your Own Device

NIST Publishes Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security

September 28, 2023

The impact of cybersecurity breaches on infrastructure control system owners/operators is more significant and visible than ever before. Whether you work for an

Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security: NIST Publishes SP 800-82, Revision 3

September 28, 2023

NIST has published Special Publication (SP) 800-82r3 (Revision 3), Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security, which provides guidance on how to improve the

NIST SP2200-03: An Evolving Regulatory Landscape for Commercial Electric Vehicle Fueling

September 28, 2023

As part of NIST OWM's Special Publication 2200 series on Legal Metrology, NIST SP 2200-03 An Evolving Regulatory Landscape for Commercial Electric Vehicle

What is the true meaning of a “scale division” (d) versus a “verification scale division” (e)

September 28, 2023

Introduction If you are a state weights and measures official, scale manufacturer, or any other stakeholder dealing with scales used for commercial transactions

Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Interfaces, Cryptographic Algorithms, and Key Sizes: Drafts of SP 800-73-5 and SP 800-78-5 Available for Public Comment

September 27, 2023

In January 2022, NIST revised Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201, which establishes standards for the use of Personal Identity Verification (PIV

Working Their Thermal MagIC: Digging Into the Details of an Ambitious New ‘Thermometry Camera’

September 26, 2023

Thermometers can do a lot of things: measure the temperature at the center of your perfectly braised chicken or tell you whether to keep your child home from

3rd High-Performance Computing Security Workshop Report: NIST IR 8476

September 26, 2023

NIST has published Interagency Report (IR) 8476, 3rd High-Performance Computing Security Workshop: Joint NIST-NSF Workshop Report, which offers summaries and

Second Preliminary Draft of NIST SP 1800-36, Volumes A and D, "Trusted IoT Device Network-Layer Onboarding and Lifecycle Management"

September 26, 2023

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the second preliminary drafts of volumes A and D of NIST SP 1800-36, Trusted Internet

Office of the Director

News and Updates

Twisted Science: NIST Researchers Find a New Quantum Ruler to Explore Exotic Matter

Build Your Calendar of Activities for Cybersecurity Career Week

Spotlight: Using Robots to Assess Photovoltaic Cells

Spotlight: Paving the Way With Recycled Plastics in the State of Hawai‘i

NIST Researchers Develop a Breakthrough COVID-19 Detection Technology

Biden-Harris Administration Announces CHIPS for America Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Semiconductor Supply Chains

Measuring Up: NIST’s Missile Defense Transfer Radiometer

2023 NIST Internship Reflections

New NIST Method Can Better Identify Sneaky Sugars on Viruses’ Spiky Weapons

Now Accepting Submissions for the FISSEA Cybersecurity Awareness and Training Contest and Innovator of the Year Award

The NIST NCCoE Publishes Guidance to Address Mobile Device Security Concerns with BYOD

NIST Publishes Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security

Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security: NIST Publishes SP 800-82, Revision 3

NIST SP2200-03: An Evolving Regulatory Landscape for Commercial Electric Vehicle Fueling

What is the true meaning of a “scale division” (d) versus a “verification scale division” (e)

Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Interfaces, Cryptographic Algorithms, and Key Sizes: Drafts of SP 800-73-5 and SP 800-78-5 Available for Public Comment

Working Their Thermal MagIC: Digging Into the Details of an Ambitious New ‘Thermometry Camera’

3rd High-Performance Computing Security Workshop Report: NIST IR 8476

Second Preliminary Draft of NIST SP 1800-36, Volumes A and D, "Trusted IoT Device Network-Layer Onboarding and Lifecycle Management"

Just Published! Final NIST IR 8441, Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Hybrid Satellite Networks

Spotlight: Measuring a City’s Carbon Footprint With NIST Researcher Tyler Boyle

Imaging the Elusive Skyrmion

New Spin-Squeezing Techniques Let Atoms Work Together for Better Quantum Measurements

Early Bird Registration Now Open for the NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference!

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final National Security Guardrails for CHIPS for America Incentives Program

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