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Study Indicates That Humidity in Breath Makes Cotton Masks More Effective at Slowing the Spread of COVID-19

March 9, 2021

Researchers have come up with a better way to test which fabrics work best for masks that are meant to slow the spread of COVID-19. By testing those fabrics...

A Better Way to Measure Acceleration

March 8, 2021

You’re going at the speed limit down a two-lane road when a car barrels out of a driveway on your right. You slam on the brakes, and within a fraction of a...

Update on the NIST Center for Neutron Research Alert on Feb. 3, 2021

March 2, 2021

NOTE: The NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) reactor remains shut down, and all measurements confirm that the public and environment have remained safe...

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NIST Tool Will Help Military Vehicles Fight Fires Using Less Harmful Chemicals

March 2, 2021

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new, interactive spreadsheet that will help the U.S. military...

Five Experts Named to Earthquake Advisory Board

March 1, 2021

Five new experts were appointed by Walter Copan, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of...

Addressing Visibility Challenges with TLS 1.3: Draft Project Description Available for Comment

February 26, 2021

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a new draft project description, Addressing Visibility Challenges with TLS 1.3. Publication...

Save The Date: NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference – December 6-7, 2021

February 24, 2021

For a second year, the NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference will be a fully virtual event. In an effort to be mindful of health concerns, travel...

Spotlight: Putting NIST at the Forefront of Genome Editing

February 23, 2021

We started from the bottom and now we’re here — geneticist and molecular biologist Samantha Maragh brought NIST into a revolution for the biomedical sciences...

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Funding Small Businesses for a Better Tomorrow

February 23, 2021

Every year there are many start-up companies formed and small businesses created in the United States, building brick-and-mortar foundations to push forward a...

NIST Shares Key Practices in Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management Based on Observations from Industry

February 22, 2021

A new publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides companies, government agencies, and other organizations with a set of...

Calibrating Next-Gen Telecom at 5G and Beyond

February 22, 2021

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised and demonstrated the output components of a novel, quantum-based, self...

Not Just a Pretty Facet: New NIST algorithm for NV center diamond magnetometry speeds up experiments by an order of magnitude

February 19, 2021

Some might call it a diamond in the rough: NV center magnetometry, which uses specially adapted diamonds to make sensitive measurements of magnetic signals, is...

New NIST Framework Strives for Cleaner, More Secure Power Grid

February 18, 2021

Whether it’s a new set of solar panels glistening on a neighbor’s roof or a freshly installed smart thermostat at home, burgeoning renewable and smart...

Save the Date: NICE Conference and Expo 2021- 2022

February 17, 2021

After careful thought and consideration, we’ve decided to reconsider the timing of the annual NICE Conference and permanently schedule the conference for the...

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Spotlight: Understanding the Chemical Compounds in Cannabis

February 16, 2021

Keeping you safe with cutting-edge forensic science — NIST postdoctoral researcher Cheryle Beuning is part of a joint effort with the University of Colorado...

NIST Wireless Networks Division releases a new version of the Quasi-Deterministic Channel Realization Software

February 15, 2021

The NIST Q-D Channel Realization software, initially released in August 2019, is a Three-Dimensional (3D) ray-tracing software developed in Matlab. It provides...

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Spotlight: Exploring Potential Corrosion in 3D-Printed Titanium

February 12, 2021

Putting the metalloid to the metal, researchers at Boise State University developed a new way to explore how a 3D-printed titanium alloy corrodes, and then...

NIST's Key Practices in Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management: Observations from Industry--NISTIR 8276

February 11, 2021

NIST announces the release of NISTIR 8276 , Key Practices in Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM): Observations from Industry. This final document...

Foundational PNT Profile: Applying the Cybersecurity Framework for the Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation and Timing Services--NISTIR 8323