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Open for Public Comment: Draft NIST SP 800-171, Revision 3, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations

May 10, 2023

The initial public draft (IPD) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171, Revision 3, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and

A new small-scale measurement invention ready for licensing

May 9, 2023

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the United States’ premier standards and measurements laboratory. NIST’s numerous varied and wide

NIST/JILA Physicist Ana Maria Rey Elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 9, 2023

As a theoretical physicist, Ana Maria Rey studies atomic, molecular and optical physics, condensed matter physics and quantum information science.

Overview and Considerations of Access Control Based on Attribute Encryption: NIST IR 8450 Draft is Available for Public Comment

May 9, 2023

NIST Internal Report (IR) 8450, Overview and Considerations of Access Control Based on Attribute Encryption, is now available for public review and comment

NIST Updates FIPS 197, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

May 9, 2023

Today, NIST has published an update of Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS) 197, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). This update makes no

South Korean Government Agencies, NIST Sign MOU to Cooperate on Automated Vehicle R&D

May 9, 2023

On April 24, 2023, representatives of NIST and the Republic of Korea’s government agencies – the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology and Korea

Now Available Online: Updated Baldrige State-by-State Impacts

May 8, 2023

Would you like to know the specific impacts in your state of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program and its network of nonprofit partner programs across

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NIST Develops New Nondestructive Method for Assessing Bioengineered Artificial Tissues

May 5, 2023

Real-time technique noninvasively counts the number of live cells in a 3D artificial scaffold.

NIST Partners with NSF on New Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS)

May 4, 2023

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a new institute, led by the University of Maryland, which aims to transform the practice of AI from one

Open for Public Comment: Draft NIST SP 1800-36, Vols. B–E, Trusted Internet of Things (IoT) Device Network-Layer Onboarding and Lifecycle Management

May 3, 2023

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published Draft NIST SP 1800-36, Vols. B –E, Trusted Internet of Things (IoT) Device Network-Layer

NIST Researchers Demonstrate Improved Way of Training Distributed Digital Devices

May 1, 2023

Distributed digital devices – such as smart phones and more – are updated and trained by means of “Federated Learning.” Basically, it involves a central server

6G “Mailbox Theory” by NIST, University Researchers Receives Best Paper Award

May 1, 2023

In late April 2023, Big Data and Cognitive Computing Journal awarded the 2021 Best Paper to 6G Cognitive Information Theory: A Mailbox Perspective, which was

NIST Leader Addresses Automated Vehicles’ Communications Needs at Conference

May 1, 2023

In a “fireside chat” at the Connected Vehicles USA 2023 conference, NIST’s Transformational Networks and Services Group Leader Tao Zhang discussed future

NIST, Intel Researchers Win Best Paper at IEEE’s Factory Communications Systems Conference

May 1, 2023

NIST and Intel researchers were awarded best paper at the 19 th IEEE International Conference on Factory Communications Systems (WFCS 2023), in April 2023. The

Moving Toward Autonomous Systems – NIST Leader Offers Vision in University Presentation

May 1, 2023

Today, automated systems can operate without human intervention and are increasingly being developed and deployed. In a presentation at the University of

NIST Staff Organize, Chair, and Present in Session on Industrial Wireless at IEEE Conference

May 1, 2023

NIST’s Industrial Wireless Systems project leader Rick Candell, and associate Kang Lee, attended the 19 th IEEE International Conference on Factory

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NIST Increases the Speed of Superconducting Circuits by Advancing Josephson Junction Barrier Technology

May 1, 2023

On May 1, 2023, NIST researchers published a paper titled: “ Nb/a-Si/Nb Josephson junctions for high-density superconducting circuits” by David Olaya, John

NIST Leader Presents Quantum Network Testbed Connectivity Needs to Interagency Group

May 1, 2023

In late April 2023, NIST’s Smart Connected Systems Division Chief, Abdella Battou, described the connectivity needed for the quantum network testbed to the

Creating and Reusing IoT Services – NIST, University Researchers Offer Solutions

May 1, 2023

Researchers and city planners have faced problems and many unanswered questions in developing and reusing Internet of Things’ services. To aid these initiatives

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Researchers Pin Down PFAS Prevalence in Firefighter Gear

May 1, 2023

The findings hint at potential solutions for safer equipment.

NIST and Naval Research Laboratory Researchers Report on System for Managing Quantum Network Experiments

May 1, 2023

Today, optical networks use lasers to transmit messages. By comparison, future quantum optical networks will use much shorter bursts, with entangled photons

University, NIST Researchers Develop Supply Chain Model Using NIST CPS Framework

May 1, 2023

After supply chain disruptions in the COVID-19 pandemic, NIST and university researchers teamed up with private sector experts to explore methods for making

NIST Conducting Automated Vehicle Workshop, September 5-8, 2023

May 1, 2023

NIST will hold a virtual workshop on Standards and Performance Metrics for On-Road Automated Vehicles (AV), September 5-8, 2023. Free registration and schedule

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Spotlight: Differing Device Personalities Come Together for Future Quantum Computing Networks

April 28, 2023

We’re building the tools to trap ions and watch them glow (or not). The art-deco-esque device shown here is a combined trap for ions (charged atoms) and

Decision to Revise NIST SP 800-38A, Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Methods and Techniques

April 28, 2023

In May 2021, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review process for the following two publications: NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-38A

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