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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

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Calibrating the Universe: Behind the Scenes, NIST Scientists Play a Critical Role in Improving Gravitational Wave Measurements

August 2, 2022

Space-time ripples, exploding stars, colliding black holes …. and the National Institute of Standards and Technology? NIST doesn’t exactly come to mind when

NIST Researcher Describes 'EasyTrust' for Digital Data Defense in Manufacturing

August 1, 2022

NIST has aided manufacturing's transition from paper-based representations – like 2D blueprints – to digital representations, such as 3D graphics, as well as

NIST Researcher Proposes Modeling Language Upgrade to OMG Standards Organization

August 1, 2022

In June 2022, NIST's Conrad Bock proposed upgrades for the Systems Modeling Language ( SysML 2) to the standards development organization, Object Management

NIST Researchers Develop Miniature Lens for Trapping Atoms

August 1, 2022

Atoms are notoriously difficult to control. They zigzag like fireflies, tunnel out of the strongest containers and jitter even at temperatures near absolute

NIST-led Research Shows Advantages of Quantum-Enabled Communications for Internet

August 1, 2022

In the Internet, laser light is used to carry signals to intended destinations. Such optical communications enabled the establishment of the global Internet and

NIST Researchers Demonstrate Quantum Entanglement with Distant, Synchronized Network Nodes

August 1, 2022

The potential of quantum communications lies in the phenomena called "entanglement." It involves entangling two or more subatomic particles, like photons, which

Leading Experts Suggest Guidelines for Assessing Emerging Transistor Performance

July 29, 2022

To continue making smartphones, laptops, and other devices more powerful and energy efficient, industry is intensely focused on identifying promising next

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Spotlight: Danielle Brager on the Move in Mathematics

July 28, 2022

Nearly every step of her success has involved an element of personal discovery, plus the advice of good mentors.

Picture of jars containing reference materials 8256, 8257, 8258, and 8259: Wild caught and aquacultured shrimp and salmon

Four NIST Reference Materials Help Authenticate Shrimp and Salmon

July 28, 2022

Four reference materials from NIST will help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Customs and Border Protection agencies assess whether imported salmon and

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NIST Develops Genetic Material for Validating Mpox Tests

July 27, 2022

NIST is making the new material freely available to testing laboratories and diagnostic test manufacturers worldwide.

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NIST Awards Nearly $4 Million to Support Metals-Based Additive Manufacturing

July 26, 2022

The grants will help address current and future barriers to widespread adoption of metals-based additive manufacturing through measurement science research.

Summer 2022 NICE eNewsletter Available

July 25, 2022

The Summer 2022 NICE eNewsletter is available now. The NICE eNewsletter is published quarterly to provide information on academic, industry, and government

Spotlight: Getting Wireless Devices to Share the Radio Spectrum and Work in Harmony

July 22, 2022

All wireless systems rely on the same radio spectrum, an information superhighway that can get backed up when too many devices attempt to access it.

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Risk Management in the Enterprise: Two Draft Special Publications Available for Comment

July 21, 2022

NIST is posting two draft Special Publications (SP) on the Enterprise Impact of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Risk, with a public comment

NCCoE Releases Draft Project Description for DevSecOps

July 21, 2022

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a new draft project description, Software Supply Chain and DevOps Security Practices

Illustration shows a padlock surrounded by health-care images like a medicine bottle, a vaccine card, and health records.

NIST Updates Guidance for Health Care Cybersecurity

July 21, 2022

Revised draft publication aims to help organizations comply with HIPAA Security Rule.

Implementing the HIPAA Security Rule: NIST Releases Draft NIST SP 800-66, Rev. 2 for Public Comment

July 21, 2022

The initial public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-66r2 (Revision 2), Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Security Guidance for First Responder Mobile and Wearable Devices: NIST IR 8235

July 20, 2022

NIST Internal Report (IR) 8235, Security Guidance for First Responder Mobile and Wearable Devices, is now available. Public safety officials utilizing public

New Device Design Brings Unparalleled Confidence to Cell Measurements

July 20, 2022

Measuring the numbers and properties of cells moving in a stream — a process called flow cytometry — is critically important to diagnostic medicine

Out of the Shadows: New Imaging Method Reveals Concealed Objects

July 19, 2022

A new way of imaging concealed objects, devised by a researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and his colleagues, might take all

Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint

July 19, 2022

The Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint seeks to recruit employers, industry associations, labor unions, educational providers, community-based organizations

A white, square plastic CO2 meter sits on a table in a restaurant setting, reading 621 ppm.

NIST’s Indoor CO₂ Tool Can Help Assess Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality

July 19, 2022

The free tool calculates target CO2 levels based on the user’s desired ventilation rate and information about a building and its occupants.

a picture of packaging for NIST SRM 2367JC Virus DNA Quantitative Standard

A NIST Standard for More Accurate Diagnoses of JC Virus

July 19, 2022

A new NIST Standard Reference Material supports the accurate measurement of the amount of a common but potentially dangerous virus in patients. Most of us have

Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information: Pre-Draft Call for Comments on the CUI Series

July 19, 2022

NIST is seeking information for a planned update of the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) series of publications, starting with Special Publication (SP)

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New Roles for National Metrology Institutes in the Post-Redefinition World

July 18, 2022

Until the 2019 redefinition of the International System of Units (SI), accurate measurements of properties such as mass and temperature required the use of

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
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-Bioimaging
-Bioinformatics
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-Biomaterials
-Biometrology
-Biosecurity
--Biosurveillance
--Genomic cybersecurity
--Nucleic acid sequence screening
-Cell measurements
-Engineering / synthetic biology
--Biofabrication
--Cell-free systems
--Genome engineering
--Protein engineering
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
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-Proteomics
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Buildings and Construction
-Building codes and standards
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-Building economics
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Chemistry
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Electronics
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Energy
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-Electric power / smart grid
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Environment
-Air / water / soil quality
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Fire
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Forensic Science
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Health
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-Food and nutrition
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--Flow cytometry
Information technology
-Artificial intelligence
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Infrastructure
Manufacturing
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-Product data
-Robotics in manufacturing
--Agility and adaptability
--Collaborative robots
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--Sensing and perception
-Supply chain
-Sustainable manufacturing
-Systems engineering
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Materials
-Ceramics
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--Composition and structure
--Mechanical properties
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-Metals
-Modeling and computational material science
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Mathematics and statistics
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-Image and signal processing
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-Numerical methods and software
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Metrology
-Amount of substance
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-Flow metrology and rheology
-Force metrology
-Humidity metrology
-Ionizing radiation metrology
-Mass metrology
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-Optical / photometry / laser metrology
-Pressure and vacuum metrology
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-Time and frequency metrology
-Weights and measures
Nanotechnology
-Nanobiotechnology
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-Nanofabrication / manufacturing
--Lithography
--Self-assembly
-Nanofluidics
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-Nanomaterials
-Nanomechanics
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Neutron research
Performance excellence
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Physics
-Atomic / molecular / quantum
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Public safety
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