Enjoy reading through the 40 articles below!
| Title | Published | Summary | Link to Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIST Awards More Than $3 Million to Support Cybersecurity Workforce Development Across 13 States | Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | There are currently more than 514,000 cybersecurity job openings in the U.S. | Read More |
| In Quantum Sensing, What Beats Beating Noise? Meeting Noise Halfway. | Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | A team including scientists at NIST may have found a new way of dealing with noise at the microscopic scales where quantum physics reigns. | Read More |
| Champlain Towers South Investigation Nears Completion of Technical Work | Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Investigators share likely failure scenarios, advance indicators of building’s distress. | Read More |
| NIST’s ‘Living Reference Material’ Could Accelerate R&D of Lifesaving Biological Drugs | Mon, 08 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The NIST reference material, called NISTCHO, will help the biopharmaceutical industry develop new drugs more quickly and ensure that they are safe and effective. | Read More |
| Some Air Cleaners Release Harmful By-Products. Now We Have a Way to Measure Them. | Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Many types of air cleaners can generate small amounts of air pollution. Until now, there was no standard way to measure these negative by-products. | Read More |
| NIST Revises Security and Privacy Control Catalog to Improve Software Update and Patch Releases | Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The catalog revision is part of NIST’s response to a recent executive order on strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity. | Read More |
| New Technique for Measuring DNA Damage Could Improve Cancer Therapy and Radiological Emergency Response | Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The technology, which may someday be as portable as a smartphone, promises faster and more accurate measurements of radiation exposure, potentially saving lives in critical situations. | Read More |
| NIST Researchers Develop More Accurate Formula for Measuring Particle Concentration | Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The new method will be useful in various fields, including nanomedicine, food science, environmental science and advanced manufacturing. | Read More |
| NIST Awards Over $1.8 Million to Small Businesses Advancing AI, Semiconductors, Additive Manufacturing and More | Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The winning projects were competitively selected following a call for innovative proposals that address technical needs related to NIST’s research areas. | Read More |
| NIST Guidelines Can Help Organizations Detect Face Photo Morphs, Deter Identity Fraud | Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Face morphing software, which combines photos of different people into a single image, is being used to commit identity fraud. | Read More |
| NIST Finalizes ‘Lightweight Cryptography’ Standard to Protect Small Devices | Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Four related algorithms are now ready for use to protect data created and transmitted by the Internet of Things and other electronics. | Read More |
| NIST to Provide Updates on Construction Safety Team Investigations in September Advisory Committee Meeting | Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The public meetings will include updates on NIST’s investigations into the impacts of Hurricane Maria and the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South. | Read More |
| New NIST Reference Material to Strengthen Quality Control for Biological Drugs | Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Impurities in these drugs can cause undesirable immune responses in patients and can significantly drive up costs for drug manufacturers. | Read More |
| NIST Consortium and Draft Guidelines Aim to Improve Security in Software Development | Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | NIST is soliciting comments from the public on the draft until Sept. 12, and the agency is planning a virtual event to showcase the project and gather feedback on Aug. 27. | Read More |
| NIST Makes First Detection of Cannabis in Breath From Edibles | Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Currently there are no reliable roadside tests to determine when a person consumed cannabis or how intoxicated they are as a result. | Read More |
| NIST’s Alex Maranghides Receives Service to America Medal | Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The award recognizes Maranghides for 25 years of work investigating devastating wildfires in the United States and creating actionable guidelines on how to save lives and property. | Read More |
| NIST Releases Trove of Genetic Data to Spur Cancer Research | Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | NIST and collaborating institutions have released extensive data about the genome of pancreatic cancer cells. | Read More |
| NIST Ion Clock Sets New Record for Most Accurate Clock in the World | Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | This new result contributes to the international effort to define the second with a much greater level of accuracy than before, enabling new scientific and technological advances. | Read More |
| NIST Shares Preliminary Findings From Hurricane Maria Investigation | Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | As NIST’s National Construction Safety Team nears the end of its investigation, it has released a video update that highlights significant milestones and preliminary findings. | Read More |
| New NIST Method Precisely Measures Radioactivity in Tiny Samples | Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | This development could support improved cancer treatments, nuclear fuel reprocessing for advanced reactors and other fields. | Read More |
| Bioinspired Materials Can Take a Punch | Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Scientists develop new impact-resistant material based on the exoskeleton of the mantis shrimp. | Read More |
| NIST Releases Extensive Video Update on Champlain Towers South Investigation | Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The update reviews the investigation’s history, shares preliminary findings and highlights potential impacts. | Read More |
| NIST Names Shyam Sunder Associate Director for Laboratory Programs | Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT | In this role, Sunder will provide leadership and oversight to NIST’s laboratories, which provide vital measurement and research services that underpin technology innovation in the United States. | Read More |
| NIST Offers 19 Ways to Build Zero Trust Architectures | Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The examples use off-the-shelf commercial technologies, giving organizations valuable starting points. | Read More |
| NIST and Partners Use Quantum Mechanics to Make a Factory for Random Numbers | Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Broadcast as a free public service, the beacon can be used anywhere an independent source of random numbers would be useful, such as selecting jury candidates or assigning resources through a lottery. | Read More |
| New NIST Standard Helps Deliver the Right Dosage of Cancer-Fighting Drugs | Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT | NIST is helping drug companies accurately measure the amount of radioactivity in their actinium-225 drugs. | Read More |
| NIST Moonlight Data Will Help Satellites Get a More Accurate Look at Earth | Tue, 20 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Reliable measurements of the light from our planet can help industries from agriculture to meteorology to mining. | Read More |
| New Atomic Fountain Clock Joins Elite Group That Keeps the World on Time | Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT | NIST scientists have published results establishing a new atomic clock, NIST-F4, as one of the world’s most accurate timekeepers. | Read More |
| NIST Updates Critical Wildfire Evacuation and Sheltering Guidance | Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The ESCAPE report redefines how to save lives in the face of fast-moving wildfires. | Read More |
| NIST’s Curved Neutron Beams Could Deliver Benefits Straight to Industry | Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT | In a physics first, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a way to make beams of neutrons travel in curves. These Airy beams (named for English scientist George Airy), which the team | Read More |
| NIST Updates Privacy Framework, Tying It to Recent Cybersecurity Guidelines | Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Targeted changes to content and structure respond to stakeholder needs and make the document easier to use. | Read More |
| Champlain Towers South Investigation Team Provides Update to Structural Engineers | Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT | This outreach will help ensure that the team’s findings and recommendations lead to improvements to codes, standards and practices. | Read More |
| Rare Crystal Shape Found to Increase the Strength of 3D-Printed Metal | Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT | NIST researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys. | Read More |
| NIST Releases Reference Material to Aid Gut Microbiome Research | Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Researchers hope this material will help usher in a new era of diagnostics and treatments involving the gut microbiome. | Read More |
| NIST Researchers Develop Material for Measuring Arsenic in Shellfish | Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT | NIST’s new standard reference material will help ensure that geoduck clams and other shellfish are safe to eat. | Read More |
| NIST Selects HQC as Fifth Algorithm for Post-Quantum Encryption | Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The new algorithm will serve as a backup for the general encryption needed to protect data from quantum computers developed in the future. | Read More |
| NIST Finalizes Guidelines for Evaluating ‘Differential Privacy’ Guarantees to De-Identify Data | Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Using differential privacy can help organizations glean useful insights from databases while protecting individuals’ data. | Read More |
| NIST Report to Congress Provides Update on Champlain Towers South Investigation | Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The report notes that the team has completed all experimental work on the physical evidence from the building’s structural elements. | Read More |
| New Atom-Based Thermometer Measures Temperature More Accurately | Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT | This atomic thermometer provides accurate measurements “out of the box” because it relies on the basic principles of quantum physics. | Read More |
| Novel ‘Quantum Refrigerator’ Is Great at Erasing Quantum Computer’s Chalkboard | Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Quantum computers need a "clean" workspace, and a team including scientists at NIST has found a way to make one. | Read More |