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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

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RNA Reference Materials Are Useful for Standardizing COVID-19 Tests, Study Shows

January 20, 2022

Scientists track and monitor the circulation of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, using methods based on a laboratory technique called polymerase

Ana Barrios poses for a selfie wearing safety glasses.

Spotlight: Ana Barrios Is Listening to Her Gut and Replicating Yours

January 18, 2022

Gut reactions — NIST postdoctoral researcher Ana Barrios is preparing a cell-based model of the human gut for future animal-free experiments with nanoplastics

ITL Staff Recognized at 49th Annual NIST Awards Ceremony

January 14, 2022

On January 12, 2022, 40 ITL staff members were honored for their exceptional accomplishments during the 2021 NIST Awards Ceremony. The following ITL staff

Department of Commerce Seeks Internet of Things Experts for New Advisory Board

January 13, 2022

The U.S. Department of Commerce seeks qualified nominations for a new Internet of Things Advisory Board to advise the recently established Internet of Things

NIST Requests Public Comments on SP 800-106, Randomized Hashing for Digital Signatures

January 13, 2022

NIST is in the process of a periodic review and maintenance of its cryptography standards and guidelines.   Currently, we are reviewing the following

Announcement of Proposal to Revise Special Publication 800-22 Revision 1a

January 12, 2022

In August 2021, NIST's Cryptographic Publication Review Board initiated a review process for NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-22 Rev. 1a, A Statistical Test

Engineering Trustworthy Secure Systems: Draft NIST SP 800-160 Volume 1 Revision 1 Available for Comment

January 11, 2022

NIST is releasing the draft of a major revision to Special Publication (SP) 800-160 Volume 1, Engineering Trustworthy Secure Systems. This publication is

Collaborating to Design Disinfectant Technology through Light

January 11, 2022

When Babak Nikoobakht arrived at Georgia Tech to begin his PhD studies, he knew the field of research he wanted to devote his academic focus. Babak worked in

JUST RELEASED - New Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program Finder

January 10, 2022

NICE CYBERSECURITY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FINDER The NICE Community Coordinating Council’s Apprenticeships in Cybersecurity Community of Interest has released a

Spotlight: Blood Vessels on a Chip for Dental Research and More

January 7, 2022

Here’s something to smile about: We’re creating blood vessels on a chip. Researchers at NIST collaborated with the American Dental Association to 3D-print small

A steel column with a deep web on the left and a steel column with a shallow web on the right.

Proposed Updates to Steel Building Standard Could Enhance Earthquake Resilience

January 7, 2022

Since the mid-1990s, a type of steel column that commonly features slender cross-sectional elements has become more prevalent in buildings along the West Coast

Measuring Up: Light reflection and transmission

January 4, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently completed major upgrades to two key instruments serving critical national needs: measuring

Cell towers broadcast signals through two trees, one of which has green leaves while the other is bare. A cellphone behind the greenery indicates a poorer signal than the phone behind the bare tree.

NIST Helps Next-Generation Cell Technology See Past the Greenery

January 4, 2022

As 5G technology gets fully implemented over the next several years, cellphones and other wireless tech will grow more powerful with increased data flow and

Cybersecurity Considerations for Open Banking Technology and Emerging Standards: Draft NISTIR 8389 Available for Comment

January 3, 2022

NIST has released Draft NISTIR 8389, Cybersecurity Considerations for Open Banking Technology and Emerging Standards, for public comment. “Open banking” (OB)

When Atoms Don’t Blend In

January 3, 2022

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and colleagues at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) have prepared and controlled a

NIST Partners with NCWM and States for a National Survey on 20 lb Cylinders of LPG (Propane)

January 3, 2022 - June 1, 2023

Successful Completion of 2022 National Survey on 20 lb LPG (Propane) Cylinders NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM), the National Conference on Weights and

A Mailbox Theory for 6G - an intelligent network

NIST and University Researchers Offer Future 6G Network Concept

December 29, 2021

In 6G Cognitive Information Theory: A Mailbox Perspective, published in MDPI, October 16, 2021, NIST and international researchers propose a "cognitive" 6G

IEEE Approves Cloud Computing Standard, Aided by NIST

December 21, 2021

On December 8, 2021, the IEEE Standards Association Standards Board approved the IEEE 2302-2021 Standard for Intercloud Interoperability and Federation produced

Sneezes, Rain Clouds and Ink Jets: NIST Improves the Ability of Optical Microscopes to Measure the Volume of Microdroplets

December 20, 2021

Sneezes, rain clouds, and ink jet printers: They all produce or contain liquid droplets so tiny it would take several billion of them to fill a liter bottle