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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking public comment on its latest draft of a publication intended to help computer security
A collaboration between NIST researchers and a private-sector firm has led to development of a commercial device to fill a critical need in industry: field
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the winners of the Reference Data Challenge, the agency's first-ever
Four federal agencies have joined with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to sponsor a new independent panel devoted to reducing barriers
You've probably seen it on TV: To determine whether a single weapon was used in multiple crimes, forensics labs run images of a spent bullet through a database
In a world of incessant change, some things have to stay the same. One is the set of values for the fundamental physical constants – such as the speed of light
NIST is about to open the world's most accurate facility for calibrating infrared (IR) detectors. It is made possible by the establishment of an extremely
The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded seven grants totaling more than $490,000 to universities in
Last spring, PML's x-ray calibration facilities were used in a pinch – a Z pinch, that is.
The Sandia National Laboratories' Z Pulsed Power Facility, or "Z
A new draft report by an interagency working group lays out objectives and recommendations for enhancing the U.S. government's coordination and participation in
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final version of its " Secure Hash Algorithm-3" standard, a next-generation tool for
A new reference material that will help laboratories accurately measure radioactive contamination in seawater is now available from the National Institute of
Teaming with a medical equipment company, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated the first calibration
Researchers looking for information on the properties of methane at high temperatures or the isotopic composition of an element know they can rely on standard
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) generate data and author publications that lead to advances in diverse fields such as
Restoration is well underway for NIST's 4.45-million newton (equivalent to one million pounds-force) deadweight machine, the largest in the world. The three
When measuring large volumes of relatively expensive liquids such as gasoline, beer, and milk, even small inaccuracies can mean large losses for companies and
In response to public concerns about cryptographic security, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has formally revised its recommended
#NISTForensics We are pleased to introduce our two keynote speakers for the first-ever International Symposium on Forensic Science Error Management, an event
The League of SI Superheroes is back! Working from their not-terribly-secret HQ at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the cartoon heroes
Last fall, PML researchers built and tested the first-ever photonic pressure sensor, which makes its measurements using light.
This sensor, called the Fixed
Many medical treatments both new and old involve extremely small doses of powerful drugs in liquid form – from scorpion venom for cancer research to opioid
Until recently, the semiconductor industry had a go-to method for quantifying atomic-scale defects in the billions of transistors contained in a single computer