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Attribute-based Access Control for Microservices-based Applications Using a Service Mesh: Draft SP 800-204B is Available for Comment

January 27, 2021

Deployment architecture in cloud-native applications now consists of loosely coupled components (microservices), with all application services provided through

A view of rubble in the central business district of Christchurch, New Zealand, following a devastating earthquake.

New Report Charts Path Toward Superior Earthquake Recovery

January 27, 2021

For the last century, seismic building codes and practices have primarily focused on saving lives by reducing the likelihood of significant damage or structural

NICE Launches New NICE Framework Users Group

January 27, 2021

NEW NICE FRAMEWORK USERS GROUP In November 2020, NICE released a revision to the Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework). The revision updates

Requirement for Proof of Negative COVID-19 Test or Recovery from COVID-19 for All Air Passengers Arriving in the United States

January 26, 2021

If you plan to travel internationally, you will need to get tested no more than 3 days before you travel by air into the United States (US) and show your

A Responder's Critical Path

January 26, 2021

We’ve all come to rely on the navigation apps on our mobile devices to steer our daily itineraries. Within seconds of typing our destination into a blinking

Managing the Security of Information Exchanges: Draft NIST SP 800-47 Revision 1 Available for Comment

January 26, 2021

Organizations frequently share information through various information exchange channels based on mission and business needs. In order to protect the

Getting to Know the PEER Prize Winners

January 26, 2021

The Bayh-Dole Act, passed in 1980, laid the groundwork for requiring increased reporting from the recipients of federal research and development funds. However

NIST Releases Supplemental Materials for SP 800-53 and SP 800-53B: Control Catalog and Control Baselines in Spreadsheet Format

January 26, 2021

New and updated supplemental materials for NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-53, Revision 5, Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and

Alloy mapping shows areas in red, blue, and and other colors.

Spotlight: Unique Alloy for the Automotive Industry

January 25, 2021

Hypothetical scenario: A car hurtles toward a tree and swerves to avoid it when the passenger door meets timber and deforms around it. As the driver, you don't

Four people stand around an instrument on a tripod next to the open door of a white van.

Spotlight: Measuring the Atmosphere’s Volatile Organic Compounds

January 23, 2021

Investigating colors in the wind — NIST researchers expand beyond a current spectroscopy technique for measuring greenhouse gases to now detect volatile organic

NIST Reports Progress in Learning from Hurricane Maria’s Impacts on Puerto Rico

January 22, 2021

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a report summarizing progress in its multi-year study of the impacts of Hurricane Maria

Bringing Atoms to a Standstill: NIST Miniaturizes Laser Cooling

January 21, 2021

It’s cool to be small. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have miniaturized the optical components required to cool atoms

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NIST Collaboration Yields First Certified Reference Materials for Zeta Potential

January 19, 2021

Two new Standard Reference Materials from the National Institute of Standards and Technology give researchers and manufacturers a way to check the performance

2021-2022 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Education and Health Care Versions) Now Available

January 19, 2021

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program has released the 2021–2022 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Education) and the 2021-2022 Baldrige Excellence Framework

A woman (Alix Rodowa) wearing a mask and a lab coat works with scientific equipment.

Spotlight: Alix Rodowa and PFAS in Groundwater

January 15, 2021

Water has fascinated postdoctoral researcher Alix Rodowa since her days in a high school environmental science club. Now, she takes a sample of life at NIST in

A scientist in lab coat and rubber gloves places a large clear bag of marijuana on a weighing scale.

NIST Study Will Help Labs Distinguish Between Hemp and Marijuana

January 14, 2021

Hemp and marijuana both come from the Cannabis plant. But legally, they are very different. If cannabis has less than 0.3% THC — for tetrahydrocannabinol, the

ITL Staff Recognized at 48th Annual NIST Awards Ceremony

January 14, 2021

On January 13, 2021, 41 ITL staff members were honored for their exceptional accomplishments during the 2020 NIST Awards Ceremony. The following ITL staff

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NIST Requests Comments on Proposed Changes to Bayh-Dole Regulations

January 12, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking feedback on proposed changes to

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Spotlight: Highlights From Dave Deisenroth's Postdoctoral Experience at NIST

January 12, 2021

How would you assess the success of a postdoctoral associateship? We turn to the experiences of our own researchers, including Dave Deisenroth. Here at NIST

Winter 2020-21 NICE eNewsletter Available

January 11, 2021

The Winter 2020-21 NICE eNewsletter is available now. The NICE eNewsletter is published quarterly to provide information on academic, industry, and government

A rectangular chip features a brass-colored bow-tie shape on black background.

Spotlight: New Ion Trap With Single-Photon Detector

January 9, 2021

Putting a bow tie on quantum information processing, NIST researchers have a new ion trap with a component that could be key to streamlining the construction of

NIST Publishes a Beginner’s Guide to DNA Origami

January 8, 2021

In a technique known as DNA origami, researchers fold long strands of DNA over and over again to construct a variety of tiny 3D structures, including miniature

The New NIST Fire Calorimetry Database Is Available to Answer Your Burning Questions

January 7, 2021

This news article is reproduced from a blog post that originally appeared in the NIST TAKING MEASURE Just a Standard Blog on December 16 th, 2020. By: Matthew

NIST publishes NISTIR 8322: Workshop Summary Report for “Building the Federal Profile for IoT Device Cybersecurity” Virtual Workshop

January 7, 2021

NIST’s Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things program has published a summary report— NISTIR 8322—for the July 2020 workshop on the creation of a Federal

A Database Rebuild to Champion the Bayh-Dole Act

January 6, 2021

Throughout history, many innovative ideas have been realized and brought to life within federal laboratories across the country. From this, it was discovered

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