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NIST Guidelines Can Help Organizations Detect Face Photo Morphs, Deter Identity Fraud

August 18, 2025

Face morphing software, which combines photos of different people into a single image, is being used to commit identity fraud.

NIST Finalizes ‘Lightweight Cryptography’ Standard to Protect Small Devices

August 13, 2025

Four related algorithms are now ready for use to protect data created and transmitted by the Internet of Things and other electronics.

NIST to Provide Updates on Construction Safety Team Investigations in September Advisory Committee Meeting

August 6, 2025

The public meetings will include updates on NIST’s investigations into the impacts of Hurricane Maria and the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South.

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New NIST Reference Material to Strengthen Quality Control for Biological Drugs

July 31, 2025

Impurities in these drugs can cause undesirable immune responses in patients and can significantly drive up costs for drug manufacturers.

NIST Consortium and Draft Guidelines Aim to Improve Security in Software Development

July 30, 2025

NIST is soliciting comments from the public on the draft until Sept. 12, and the agency is planning a virtual event to showcase the project and gather feedback...

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NIST Makes First Detection of Cannabis in Breath From Edibles

July 24, 2025

Currently there are no reliable roadside tests to determine when a person consumed cannabis or how intoxicated they are as a result.

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NIST’s Alex Maranghides Receives Service to America Medal

July 17, 2025

The award recognizes Maranghides for 25 years of work investigating devastating wildfires in the United States and creating actionable guidelines on how to save...

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NIST Releases Trove of Genetic Data to Spur Cancer Research

July 16, 2025

NIST and collaborating institutions have released extensive data about the genome of pancreatic cancer cells.

NIST Shares Preliminary Findings From Hurricane Maria Investigation

July 14, 2025

As NIST’s National Construction Safety Team nears the end of its investigation, it has released a video update that highlights significant milestones and...

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NIST Ion Clock Sets New Record for Most Accurate Clock in the World

July 14, 2025

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...

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New NIST Method Precisely Measures Radioactivity in Tiny Samples

July 8, 2025

This development could support improved cancer treatments, nuclear fuel reprocessing for advanced reactors and other fields.

Bioinspired Materials Can Take a Punch

June 24, 2025

Scientists develop new impact-resistant material based on the exoskeleton of the mantis shrimp.

NIST Releases Extensive Video Update on Champlain Towers South Investigation

June 23, 2025

The update reviews the investigation’s history, shares preliminary findings and highlights potential impacts.

NIST Names Shyam Sunder Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

June 20, 2025

In this role, Sunder will provide leadership and oversight to NIST’s laboratories, which provide vital measurement and research services that underpin...

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NIST and Partners Use Quantum Mechanics to Make a Factory for Random Numbers

June 11, 2025

Broadcast as a free public service, the beacon can be used anywhere an independent source of random numbers would be useful, such as selecting jury candidates...

Areas vulnerable to cyberattack including a head office, a remote worker’s office, a coffee shop employees visit, and a distant data center are arranged in a circle around the words Zero Trust Architecture.

NIST Offers 19 Ways to Build Zero Trust Architectures

June 11, 2025

The examples use off-the-shelf commercial technologies, giving organizations valuable starting points.

New NIST Standard Helps Deliver the Right Dosage of Cancer-Fighting Drugs

June 3, 2025

NIST is helping drug companies accurately measure the amount of radioactivity in their actinium-225 drugs.

NIST Moonlight Data Will Help Satellites Get a More Accurate Look at Earth

May 20, 2025

Reliable measurements of the light from our planet can help industries from agriculture to meteorology to mining.

New Atomic Fountain Clock Joins Elite Group That Keeps the World on Time

April 28, 2025

NIST scientists have published results establishing a new atomic clock, NIST-F4, as one of the world’s most accurate timekeepers.

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NIST Updates Critical Wildfire Evacuation and Sheltering Guidance

April 24, 2025

The ESCAPE report redefines how to save lives in the face of fast-moving wildfires.

NIST’s Curved Neutron Beams Could Deliver Benefits Straight to Industry

April 17, 2025

In a physics first, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a way to make beams of neutrons...

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NIST Updates Privacy Framework, Tying It to Recent Cybersecurity Guidelines

April 14, 2025

Targeted changes to content and structure respond to stakeholder needs and make the document easier to use.

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Champlain Towers South Investigation Team Provides Update to Structural Engineers

April 11, 2025

This outreach will help ensure that the team’s findings and recommendations lead to improvements to codes, standards and practices.

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Rare Crystal Shape Found to Increase the Strength of 3D-Printed Metal

April 7, 2025

NIST researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys.

NIST Releases Reference Material to Aid Gut Microbiome Research

March 17, 2025

Researchers hope this material will help usher in a new era of diagnostics and treatments involving the gut microbiome.

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