Synchronizing clocks across the planet with femtosecond accuracy could become reality by applying a laser frequency comb technique recently developed at NIST. The team tested their technique by beaming frequency comb pulses between mountains on two islands …
NIST's Alexander Staron (left), William McGehee and Gabriela Martinez worked together on a new chip-scale version of an atomic beam clock, a tiny fraction of the size of the original instrument shown here. Credit: R. Jacobson/NIST A new type of …
A unit of measure for pressure we still use today is called “the pascal,” named after 17th-century mathematician and scientist Blaise Pascal. Credit: Morphart Creation/Shutterstock You know a scientist has made it when they have a unit of measure named …
David Gerrold, a prolific American author, and screenwriter, summarizes the progress of the last 120 years when he observes, “In the 20th century, we had a century where at the beginning of the century, most of the world was agricultural and industry was …
NIST researcher Christine McGinn works on chemical cleaning of semiconductor (or chip) samples at a NIST lab in Gaithersburg, Maryland. McGinn’s early experience in her school’s Science Olympiad helps her persevere through scientific challenges. Credit: R …
CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY Today at the annual NICE Conference & Expo, Rodney Petersen, the Director of NICE, announced a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) from the National Institute of Standards and …
The City of Coral Gables is a significant participant in NIST’s Global Community Technology Challenge (GCTC), which helps cities, communities, industry, academic, and government stakeholders pursue emerging technologies for smart cities and communities …
NIST’s Global Community Technology Challenge (GCTC) is a collaboration platform that brings together cities, communities, industry, academic, and government stakeholders to advance emerging technologies for smart cities and communities. The GCTC’s working …
This week, NIST released the newly redesigned and streamlined Special Publication 800-225, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Cybersecurity and Privacy Annual Report. In FY 2022, the NIST Information Technology Laboratory’s (ITL) Cybersecurity and Privacy Program …
This is the place for seafaring 3D-prints, precisely dosed radiation, and laser-induced transparency. NIST’s research can range from the complex to the downright whimsical, but all the papers published here can trace back to a benefit for everyone in the U …
“What new technology does is create new opportunities to do a job that customers want done,” according to Silicon Valley thinker and entrepreneur Tim O’Reilly. One of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s foremost missions is the pursuit of …
Illustration of nanopillars used in a new design to efficiently convert heat energy into electricity. Credit: S. Kelley/NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have fabricated a novel device that could dramatically …
11:00am - 1:00pm ET Moderator: Kevin Stine, Chief, Applied Cybersecurity Division, NIST Start Time End Time Speakers Session Information 11:00am 11:45am Kevin Stine (moderator) Speakers: Mitch Herckis, OMB OFCIO; Jeremy McCrary, OMB OFPP Secure …
Credit: ©Geoffrey Wheeler Computers are now a part of every aspect of our lives — from your watch to your washing machine — and everyone wants faster, more-versatile devices. One way scientists may be able to make our devices faster and more effective is …
NIST researcher Melissa Phillips and her colleagues help keep food safe by creating and maintaining standard reference materials (SRMs) to help those in the food industry measure toxic contaminants, so their levels can be minimized in our foods. These …
NIST researcher Justin Zook is working on the new pangenome - or "all genome." NIST is helping researchers evaluate how current and future versions of the pangenome can improve analysis of any individual's genome from around the world. …
Credit: Shutterstock/ACTS DATA STOCK The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its draft guidelines for protecting sensitive unclassified information, in an effort to help federal agencies and government contractors more …
NIST researcher Jeanne Quimby uses this radio access network (RAN) equipment for an experiment testing a novel cybersecurity detection method on critical communications infrastructure. Credit: R. Jacobson/NIST As I sat with my 7-year-old son for over an …
On April 24, 2023, representatives of NIST and the Republic of Korea’s government agencies – the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology and Korea Automotive Technology Institute – signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on research and …
Researchers used a noninvasive and label-free method called optical coherence tomography to assess the live cells in the 3D scaffold system. OCT is an imaging technique that uses light waves to take cross sectional images of a sample. Credit: R. Wilson/ …
