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Hardware/server virtualization is now integral to the infrastructure of data centers used for cloud computing services and enterprise computing. However, the
Know that sickening feeling when you exit the grocery store and find your car has been banged up by a runaway shopping cart? It may one day be just a bad memory
The 15th annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) will highlight cybersecurity user awareness among consumers, students/academia and business
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a study that estimates a $250 billion
At forensic science labs, analysts literally weigh the evidence. They also measure it in other ways. They use microscopes, DNA profiling kits, chemical
Lasers play roles in many manufacturing processes, from welding car parts to crafting engine components with 3D printers.* To control these tasks, manufacturers
NIST has released Draft NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8222, Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Concerns, which identifies seventeen technical trust-related issues
9/18/2018—Draft NISTIR 8222 has been temporarily withdrawn to synchronize with other pending documents on this topic, and to ensure time for stakeholders to
Advancing Methods In Differential Privacy
The top three winners of PSCR's first data challenge, Advancing Methods in Differential Privacy, have been selected
This Bulletin provides an update on forensic science standards that are moving through the development process at Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), and
One of the largest software libraries in the world just grew larger. The National Software Reference Library (NSRL), which archives copies of the world’s most
Financial institutions deploy a wide array of information technology devices, systems, and applications across a wide geographic area. While these physical
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made eight additional
GAITHERSBURG, Md. – Innovative technologies such as the “internet of things” (IoT) and artificial intelligence enhance convenience, efficiency and economic
We are excited to announce the release of draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 1800-14: Protecting the Integrity of
The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) - Manufacturing USA institute - is pleased to announce a group of projects
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the internet to modern business and to society in general. The internet is essential to the exchange of all
Welcome Dr. Andre Thompson! Andre recently joined the Flammability Reduction Group in the Engineering Laboratory at NIST as an NRC post-doc. Over the next 2
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science has released its 2018 Annual Report. OSAC continues to make steady progress toward
Meeting last week at NIST, the Judges Panel for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) chose 12 organizations to proceed to Site Visit Review, the
NIST has initiated a process to solicit, evaluate, and standardize lightweight cryptographic algorithms that are suitable for use in constrained environments
Levels of some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulated by the Stockholm Convention are decreasing in the Arctic, according to an international team of
NIST has released the preliminary draft of Special Publication (SP) 1800-19A, Trusted Cloud: Security Practice Guide for VMware Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure as a
In a marriage of quantum science and solid-state physics, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used magnetic fields to