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U.S. AI Safety Institute Signs Agreements Regarding AI Safety Research, Testing and Evaluation With Anthropic and OpenAI

August 29, 2024

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Today, the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST Awards Over $1.2 Million to Small Businesses to Advance Cybersecurity, Biopharmaceuticals, Semiconductors and More

May 15, 2024

The awards will fund research and development of new products relating to cybersecurity, quantum computing, health care, semiconductor manufacturing and other

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NIST Awards $3.6 Million for Community-Based Cybersecurity Workforce Development

April 3, 2024

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

Shrinking Technology, Expanding Horizons: Compact Chips Advance Precision Timing for Communications, Navigation and Other Applications

March 6, 2024

This technology shrinks a tabletop system into a chip-sized format, reducing power usage and making it more applicable for use in everyday devices.

NIST, Nonprofit Research Consortium to Develop Safety Tools for Synthetic Biology to Defend Against Potential Misuse of AI

February 16, 2024

The cooperative agreement is the next step in NIST’s fulfillment of the White House Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence.

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NIST and NSF Award Nearly $7.1 Million to 15 Universities to Support Disaster Resilience

January 18, 2024

The grants will fund research that will improve the ability of buildings, infrastructure and communities to withstand severe natural hazards.

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NIST Awards Nearly $3 Million to Small Businesses to Advance Semiconductor Manufacturing, Drug Development and More

December 19, 2023

The grants will go to 15 small businesses in nine states under NIST's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.

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Spotlight: Near-Perfect Mirror Surfaces for Reflecting Mid-Infrared Light Better

December 6, 2023

Mirror, mirror in the chamber, how can we get light to reflect from you better?

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NIST Team Develops Highest-Resolution Single-Photon Superconducting Camera

October 25, 2023

Researchers at NIST and their colleagues have built a superconducting camera containing 400,000 pixels — 400 times more than any other device of its type.

NIST Issues New Guidance for Emergency Response During Wildfires

August 23, 2023

Lessons learned from the 2018 Camp Fire in California include strategies for protecting lives when there is not enough time to safely evacuate all residents.

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