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When NIST scientist Tasshi Dennis first encountered quantum physics as a student, he was skeptical it would ever amount to any practical applications. Little...
Not all gems are the precious stone kind. In the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a type of microscopic magnetic probes called geometrically encoded...
NIST has released the initial public draft of Internal Report (IR) 8475, A Security Perspective on the Web3 Paradigm, for public comment. Since its inception...
NIST has released three self-guided online introductory courses on the NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-53 security and privacy control catalog, the SP 800-53A...
CALL FOR PROPOSALS NOW OPEN! THE 2024 NICE K12 CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION CONFERENCE The NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Call for Proposals will open...
We are excited to share the first resource made available in the new NCCoE Framework Resource Center: Cybersecurity Whitepaper (CSWP) 32, NIST Cybersecurity...
The grants of roughly $200,000 each will go to 18 education and community organizations that are working to address the nation’s shortage of skilled...
NIST has posted an initial public draft of Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 33, Product Development Cybersecurity Handbook: Concepts and Considerations for IoT...
Incident response is a critical part of cybersecurity risk management and should be integrated across organizational operations. The six Functions of the NIST...
Frequency combs — specialized lasers that act like rulers to measure light — are now being brought down to a low-power, chip-scale form. NIST researchers David...
NIST's Industrial Wireless Systems team’s paper, titled “On the Impact of TIG Welding Interference on Industrial Wi-Fi Networks: Modeling of Empirical Data and...
NIST's Industrial Wireless Systems team’s paper, titled “An Analytical Evaluation for Software-based TSN in Industrial Wi-Fi Networks,” was accepted to the 7 th...
According to the MEP National Network TM Client Impact Survey, small and medium-sized manufacturers are saving money, increasing sales, and creating jobs as a...
Nearly every modern cellphone has a built-in compass, or magnetometer, that detects the direction of Earth’s magnetic field, providing critical information for...
It’s easy to learn the metric system with the SI Units Card Deck (NIST SP 1297), an interactive educational activity that helps learners build their skills...
Weights and measures inspections provide a legally required, independent validation of the accuracy of commercial weighing and measuring devices; provide a...
Introduction According to the 2021 Fact Sheet: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, one in five miles of U.S. highways and major roads and over 45,000 bridges...
In March 2024, NIST’s Rosemary Astheimer presented efforts to capture and leverage Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) in ISO 10303, referred to as STEP...
NIST researchers Timothy Zimmerman, Michael Pease, and Michael Powell, with MITRE staff, hosted a webinar with over 100 participants regarding their project...
NIST researcher CheeYee Tang, with MITRE staff, have started a project to address the cybersecurity needs for water and wastewater utilities. Through...
In an enlightening and engaging session organized by the Belonging Initiative of NIST’s Smart Connected Systems Division, Dr. Sera Linardi (University of...
CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NIST is pleased to announce a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to support Regional...
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Ankit Sharma has joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as an Associate (PREP) in the...
The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program at NIST is pleased to announce the names of 18 executives who are set to begin a year-long leadership development...