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The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced the hiring of Bill Frauenhofer as the Director of the CHIPS Program Office. Mr. Frauenhofer will assume...
This has been such a wonderful conference and opportunity for me to learn about the fantastic opportunities available to students and educators in Virginia. I...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Communications Technology Laboratory (NIST CTL) Industrial Wireless Systems (IWS) Team is advancing the next...
NIST has issued draft updates to Special Publication (SP) 800-53 to provide additional guidance on how to securely and reliably deploy patches and updates in...
NIST has issued draft updates to Special Publication (SP) 800-53 to provide additional guidance on how to securely and reliably deploy patches and updates in...
The initial public draft (ipd) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-88r2 (Revision 2), Guidelines for Media Sanitization, is now available for public comment...
Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) represents a transformative evolution in wireless systems, merging communication functions with sensing capabilities...
Advances in computing capabilities, cryptographic research, and cryptanalytic techniques necessitate the replacement of cryptographic algorithms that no longer...
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have taken a crucial step forward in building a large-scale quantum communications...
Natural erosion and weathering of rocks and soils, as well as inputs from industrial processes, contribute to the mineral content of groundwater, rivers, lakes...
The award recognizes Maranghides for 25 years of work investigating devastating wildfires in the United States and creating actionable guidelines on how to save...
The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has developed the draft two-pager NIST Special Publication (SP) 1334, Reducing the Cybersecurity Risks of...
Messenger RNA ( mRNA)-based therapies require a careful assessment of Critical Quality Attributes (CQAs) using various analytical techniques, to ensure...
As NIST’s National Construction Safety Team nears the end of its investigation, it has released a video update that highlights significant milestones and...
This new result contributes to the international effort to define the second with a much greater level of accuracy than before, enabling new scientific and...
One Week Left! NICE Framework Comments Due July 17 The NICE Program Office seeks input from the cybersecurity workforce and education community on proposed...
Do you ever think about how steel can be used for surgical instruments, reinforced concrete, cookware, ball bearings, railroad tracks, generating electricity...
The NIST Metric Program provides a wide range of educational materials to help students learn to apply the International System of Units (SI), commonly known as...
NIST OWM will welcome a full class of students to its Advanced Mass Metrology course at NIST’s Gaithersburg, Maryland campus at the end of this July. This nine...
OWM is ramping up a new series of metrology training for the testing and verification of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). This August, in conjunction...
OWM continues to host a series of Information Hours, or "Info Hours," to feature current weights and measures, laboratory metrology, or documentary standard...
In early June, over 115 metrologists from state, county, and federal government laboratories gathered with manufacturing and industry laboratory metrologists in...