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FLOC Takes Flight: First Portable Prototype of Photonic Pressure Sensor

February 25, 2019

In collaboration with industry, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made the first portable prototype of the Fixed

Avoiding the Crack of Doom

February 25, 2019

Just as a journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step, the deformations and fractures that cause catastrophic failure in materials begin with a few

Entangling Photons of Different Colors

February 25, 2019

Some of the most advanced communication systems now under development rely on the properties of quantum science to store and transport information. However

Updated Version of Special Publication 800-162, Guide to Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) Definition and Considerations

February 25, 2019

NIST Special Publication 800-162, Guide to Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) Definition and Considerations, has been updated with minor editorial changes

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JILA Researchers Make Coldest Quantum Gas of Molecules

February 21, 2019

JILA researchers have made a long-lived, record-cold gas of molecules that follow the wave patterns of quantum mechanics instead of the strictly particle nature

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AI May Be Better for Detecting Radar Signals, Facilitating Spectrum Sharing

February 20, 2019

When vacationers buy a stake in a beachfront timeshare, they decide in advance who gets to use the property when. The National Institute of Standards and

Save the Date for the 10th Annual NICE Conference and Expo

February 20, 2019

10th ANNUAL NICE CONFERENCE AND EXPO SAVE THE DATE: November 18-20, 2019 LOCATION: Phoenix, Arizona Visit the Conference website We are excited

NIST Physicists ‘Flash-freeze’ Crystal of 150 Ions

February 20, 2019

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have “flash-frozen” a flat crystal of 150 beryllium ions (electrically charged atoms)

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NIST ‘Astrocomb’ Opens New Horizons for Planet-Hunting Telescope

February 19, 2019

The hunt for Earth-like planets, and perhaps extraterrestrial life, just got more precise, thanks to record-setting starlight measurements made possible by a

After 90 Years, a Better Way to Measure the Composition of Paper

February 14, 2019

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), have developed a

NIST and the Executive Order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence

February 14, 2019

On Feb. 11, 2019, President Donald J. Trump issued the Executive Order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. The EO specifically

Attribute Considerations for Access Control Systems: Draft NIST SP 800-205 Available for Comment

February 13, 2019

Attribute-based access control systems rely upon enterprise-specific attributes to both define access control policy rules and enforce the access control

NIST Marks Fifth Anniversary of Popular Cybersecurity Framework

February 12, 2019

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Five years after the release of the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, organizations across all sectors of the

Probing surface structure: Three pioneering PML instruments on display

February 12, 2019

Three of the pioneering instruments that unveiled the magnetic and electronic structure of surfaces in exquisite detail are now on display in the atrium of NIST

NIST: Blockchain Provides Security, Traceability for Smart Manufacturing

February 11, 2019

Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) needed a way to secure smart manufacturing systems using the digital thread, so they

PSCR Engages with Industry at CES2019

February 11, 2019

By PSCR Staff In January 2019, a small group of PSCR staff, students, and affiliates journeyed to Las Vegas, Nevada for four days of exhibition at the

NIST’s Joint Institute for Metrology in Biology Moves to SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

February 7, 2019

The Joint Institute for Metrology in Biology ( JIMB), founded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Stanford University in 2014, is

Request for Public Comments on Stateful Hash-Based Signatures (HBS)

February 4, 2019

Summary NIST is requesting public comments on the intended approval of LMS and XMSS as stateful hash-based signature (HBS) schemes. Questions for

NIST Publishes Status Report on Round 1 of the NIST PQC Standardization Process

January 31, 2019

On January 30, 2019, NIST announced the 26 candidate algorithms that are advancing to the second round of the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)

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NIST Reveals 26 Algorithms Advancing to the Post-Quantum Crypto ‘Semifinals’

January 30, 2019

The field has narrowed in the race to protect sensitive electronic information from the threat of quantum computers, which one day could render many of our

PQC Standardization Process: Second Round Candidate Announcement

January 30, 2019

After over a year of evaluation, NIST would like to announce the candidates that will be moving on to the 2nd round of the NIST PQC Standardization Process.

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JILA Researchers Uncover Quantum Structure of Buckyballs

January 28, 2019

JILA researchers have measured hundreds of individual quantum energy levels in the buckyball, a spherical cage of 60 carbon atoms.

Tested in the Flames

December 21, 2018

FIRES START WITH SIMPLE INGREDIENTS—fuel, oxygen, and a spark—but combustion scientists still struggle to understand the complex ways those ingredients interact

Risk Management Framework Update: NIST Publishes SP 800-37 Revision 2

December 20, 2018

Today, NIST is publishing NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-37 Revision 2, Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations: A System Life

NIST 2D NMR ‘Fingerprinting’ Study Gives Biopharmaceutical Sector New Power to Assure High Quality Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutics

December 20, 2018

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently completed a large international study* that establishes two-dimensional

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