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Software Supply Chain and DevOps Security Practices: Implementing a Risk-Based Approach to DevSecOps: Final Project Description Released

November 9, 2022

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the final project description, Software Supply Chain and DevOps Security Practices

Mitigating AI/ML Bias in Context: Final Project Description Released

November 8, 2022

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a new final project description, Mitigating AI/ML Bias in Context: Establishing Practices

Yalda Saadat poses sitting at a table at home, next to an open laptop and a vase of roses.

Spotlight: Yalda Sadaat Delves Into the Backbone of Urban Life, Infrastructure

November 7, 2022

Infrastructure: There's more to the term than you might think, and civil engineer and researcher Yalda Saadat can shed light on its scope.

Measuring Sunlight from Space, on a Chip

November 4, 2022

For 40 years, people have used space-based sensors to measure the amount of light coming from the Sun, which gives scientists insight into climate change on

Decision to Convert FIPS 198-1 to a NIST Special Publication

November 4, 2022

In August 2021, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review process for Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 198-1 The Keyed-Hash

Entering a New Phase: NIST Technique Simultaneously Locates Multiple Defects on Microchip Circuits

November 3, 2022

Defective computer chips are the bane of the semiconductor industry. Even a seemingly minor flaw in a chip packed with billions of electrical connections might

Research on the Rocks: Combining Neutrons and X-Ray Imaging, NIST Scientists Study Meteorites to Explore the Mystery of How Earth Acquired Its Water

November 3, 2022

Each year, hundreds of meteorites — rocky bodies left over from the formation of the solar system — bombard Earth, delivering minerals, metals and water to our

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Finding a NIST Researcher Has Never Been Easier

November 2, 2022

The Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) is always looking for new ways to engage the research and technology communities, as well as ways to further promote an

This Simple Material Could Scrub Carbon Dioxide From Power Plant Smokestacks

November 2, 2022

An easily synthesized chemical filter could stop the greenhouse gas from reaching the atmosphere.

Draft Project Description for Securing Water and Wastewater Utilities: Cybersecurity for the Water and Wastewater Systems Sector

November 2, 2022

Seeking Feedback The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published for comment a draft project description, Securing Water and Wastewater

NIIMBL and BioPhorum Announce Buffer Skid Data and Design for Open Access

November 1, 2022

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) in collaboration with BioPhorum is pleased to announce that the data and

NIIMBL Pilots Biopharma Manufacturing Program to High School Students in NC

November 1, 2022

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) launches NIIMBL bioLOGIC, a pilot program designed to bring awareness to and

Maria Munoz poses in the lab, wearing safety goggles and heavy gloves.

Spotlight: Maria Munoz’s Journey Into Spectroscopy Took Her Around the World

November 1, 2022

To reach this point, NIST postdoctoral researcher Maria Munoz journeyed across borders and seas. Take a trip with us as we trace her career path from elementary

University, NIST Researchers Develop System to Help Science Programs Manage Big Data

November 1, 2022

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's most powerful particle accelerator, is used to test theoretical predictions in particle physics. It generates an

NSF-funded Testbed to Deploy NIST's NDN Router Allowing Users to Find and Get Data at High Speeds

November 1, 2022

The NIST team, supporting the Information Centric Networking Program, developed a high-speed networking router that allows Internet users to name data they seek

Summary and Analysis of Responses to CUI Series Pre-Draft Call for Comments

November 1, 2022

In July 2022, NIST issued a Pre-Draft Call for Comments on the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) series of publications. The Pre-Draft Call for Comments

NIST Researcher Helps Industry with Testing Interoperability between Grid and Renewables

November 1, 2022

In October 2022, NIST researcher Cuong Nguyen contributed his testing expertise at the OpenFMB PlugFest 2.0, held at the Duke Energy Mount Holly facility in

PSCR Staff Spotlight: IT Security Manager and Security Portfolio Lead

October 31, 2022

John Beltz is the IT Security Manager for NIST’s Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division where he serves as the Security Research Portfolio Lead

Baldrige Program's External Review Kicks Off

October 31, 2022

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is pleased to announce that a firm has been selected and will soon begin the planned comprehensive

Fall 2022 NICE eNewsletter Available

October 27, 2022

The Fall 2022 NICE eNewsletter is available now. The NICE eNewsletter is published quarterly to provide information on academic, industry, and government

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A Revolution Still in the Making: NIST Researchers Chart the Future of Nucleic Acid Nanotechnology

October 27, 2022

Trapped in a microscopic cage made of strands of DNA, molecules of a life-saving drug course through the bloodstream of a cancer patient. Only when receptors on

New NIIMBL Whitepaper Addresses Innovation for Today’s Biopharma Talent Pipeline

October 25, 2022

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) issues Innovation of the Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Talent Pipeline, a

Omar Aboul-Enein poses next to a silver and blue robotic arm in a lab setting.

Spotlight: Mobile Robots Traversing the Factory Floor

October 25, 2022

In manufacturing plants, robotic arms are typically fastened down in one spot, repeating a single task over and over. While stationary machines are already

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week 2022 Recap

October 25, 2022

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Exploring Cybersecurity Career Pathways October 17-22, 2022 nist.gov/nice/ccaw THANK YOU FOR MAKING CYBERSECURITY CAREER

To Break New Ground With Frequency Combs, a NIST Innovation Plays With the Beat

October 24, 2022

Breakthrough could help Nobel-winning tech measure distances and timing with a pinpoint precision limited only by the quantum nature of light.

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