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The NIST Research Library, manages publication of the NIST Technical Series publications. The NIST Research Library is proposing a new publication identifier...
NIST is pleased to announce the publication of the final version of NISTIR 8259B, IoT Non-Technical Supporting Capability Core Baseline. This document...
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has finalized a new guide, NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-13, Mobile Application Single Sign-On...
We're pleased to announce Chris Inglis, National Cyber Director, will be a featured speaker at the NICE Symposium: A Coordinated Approach to Supply Chain Risks...
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today the expert team members who will...
There are multiple agencies throughout the federal government with laboratories engaged in scientific and technical research. At each of these agencies is an...
Imagine a manufacturer picking up a machined part and being able to see data on that part’s geometry, how it’s assembled, and its product manufacturing...
The New York State MEP plays a vital role in the state helping fuel growth for both established companies and startups. The 10 regional MEP Centers and the...
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made two cooperative...
STEP (ISO 10303) is a widely-used standard for representing and exchanging data about manufactured parts and assemblies. NIST and the Systems Integration...
The NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140x series supports Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 140-3, Security Requirements for...
U.S. Federal Government Programs and Resources to Gear Up for Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week October 18-23, 2021 Here are just a few of the United States...
Any time you turn on a light at home or in the office, you are expending energy. But what if flipping the light switch meant producing energy too? We usually...
An exotic form of magnetism has been discovered and linked to an equally exotic type of electrons, according to scientists who analyzed a new crystal in which...
When it comes to a marriage with quantum theory, gravity is the lone holdout among the four fundamental forces in nature. The three others—the electromagnetic...
As wildfire fronts advance through landscapes or communities on the ground, they also attack from above, launching volleys of glowing embers into the air. Also...
BOULDER, Colo. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently announced the four winners of the 2021 PSCR...
Hydrogen in titanium and other metal alloys can cause embrittlement, leading to fractures in manufactured parts. A popular NIST reference material for...
Mercury — the only metal that exists in liquid form at room temperature — may move like water, but its effect on the environment certainly isn’t replenishing...
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a modeling technique that can save time and money in estimating how to...
We now have a clearer picture of the lightning-fast molecular dance occurring within the membrane that encloses each cell in our body, revealed in part by...
NIST continues its investigative work, studying the geologic characteristics underneath the collapsed building site, as well as the properties of the building’s...
When it comes to passwords, the challenges are endless. We must create multiple passwords to manage our many online accounts, from email to shopping sites and...
Not all plastics are the same, and they don’t all blend together well during recycling. At NIST, researchers are looking for ways to make recycled plastic...
To accelerate research and development (R&D) for public safety user interfaces (UIs), NIST’s Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division has awarded...