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The United States and the Metric System [pdf]

@nist.gov | 3 years ago

New System Detects Ultra-Faint Communications Using Principles of Quantum Physic

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised and demonstrated a system that could dramatically increase the performa | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 3 years ago

The Phish Scale

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new method called the Phish Scale that could help organizations bet | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 3 years ago

Threat Models for Differential Privacy

This post is part of a series on differential privacy. | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 3 years ago

Keeping Time at NIST

Einstein is reported to have once said that time is what a clock measures. | Continue reading

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NIST’s Neural Network Model Finds Small Objects in Dense Images – NIST

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NIST Launches Investigation of Face Masks’ Effect on Face Recognition Software

Now that so many of us are covering our faces to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, how well do face recognition algorithms identify people wearing masks? | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 3 years ago

Radio Station WWV

NIST radio station WWV broadcasts time and frequency information 24 hours per day, 7 days per week to millions of listeners worldwide. | Continue reading

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NIST Starts Threshold Cryptography Development Effort

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NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Program Enters ‘Selection Round’

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Bob, PML's Second “Primary” Coordinate Measuring Machine (2016)

Until recently, if a company wanted the best measurements in the world for the physical dimensions of one of its dimensional standards, it had to book time o | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 3 years ago

NIST Researchers Boost Microwave Signal Stability a Hundredfold

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used state-of-the-art atomic clocks, advanced light detectors, and a measuremen | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 3 years ago

Telephone Time-of-Day Service

The audio portions of the WWV and WWVH broadcasts can also be heard by telephone. | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 4 years ago

NIST and OSTP Launch Effort to Improve Search Engines for Covid-19 Research

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Today, the U.S. | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 4 years ago

To Tune Up Your Quantum Computer, Better Call an AI Mechanic – NIST

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Automated Computer Time Service (Acts)

The Automated Computer Time Service (ACTS) has been provided since 1988 for users who need to synchronize computer cl | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 4 years ago

NIST Releases Version 1.0 of Privacy Framework

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Ending the Era of the U. S.Survey Foot

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NIST Releases Data to Help Measure Accuracy of Biometric Identification

New biometric research data — ranging from fingerprints to facial photographs and iris scans — is now available from | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 4 years ago

NIST-on-a-Chip: Quantum-Based Electrical Standards – Voltage

NIST scientists are expanding the capabilities of existing chip-based dc and ac voltage standards to higher voltages | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 4 years ago

To Measure Bias in Data, NIST Initiates ‘Fair Ranking’ Research Effort

A new research effort at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) aims to address a pervasive issue in... | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 4 years ago

Why Is UTC Used as the Acronym for Coordinated Universal Time Instead of CUT?

What time is it? NIST radio broadcasts NIST time Local time Leap seconds Timekeeping and clocks Times of day Glossary... | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 4 years ago

Novel atomic clock design offers 'tweezer' control

JILA physicists have demonstrated a novel atomic clock design that combines near-continuous operation with strong... | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 4 years ago

No Longer Under Pressure: NIST Dismantles Giant Mercury Manometer

Video by: Jennifer Lauren Lee/NIST. Animations: Sean Kelley/NIST. Music: Blue Dot Sessions. Photos: Bruce Johnson and... | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 4 years ago

NIST Requests Comments on Draft Privacy Framework

Protecting our privacy while keeping the digital wheels of society turning may feel mutually exclusive at times, but a... | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 4 years ago

Differential Privacy: A Q&A with NIST's Mary Theofanos

Emergency response generates a lot of data, including people's names, addresses, phone numbers, ages and sex, which is necessary for assessing and addressing the situation. Some of that data may also... | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 4 years ago

NIST Releases Draft Security Feature Recommendations for IoT Devices

Appliances from refrigerators to thermostats are now available in models that interact with a wireless network, making... | Continue reading

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NIST-F1 Cesium Fountain Atomic Clock

The Primary Time and Frequency Standard for the United States NIST-F1, the nation's primary time and frequency standard... | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 4 years ago

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

Summary NIST is requesting public comments on the intended approval of LMS and XMSS as stateful hash-based signature (... | Continue reading

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NIST recommendations for AI standards [pdf]

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NIST Releases Draft Plan for Federal Engagement in AI Standards Development

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking... | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 4 years ago

Nist.gov shutdown due to a lapse in government funding

NIST promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 5 years ago

Telephone Time-of-Day Service

The audio portions of the WWV and WWVH broadcasts can also be heard by telephone. The time announcements are normally... | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 5 years ago

The NIST Do-It-Yourself Kibble Balance (Made with Lego Bricks)

The NIST "D.I.Y." Kibble Balance is a classroom science project that teaches the principles behind the ongoing effort... | Continue reading

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Kilogram: The Kibble Balance – NIST

Named after its inventor, Bryan Kibble at the U.K.’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) , who conceptualized it in 1975... | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 5 years ago

A Turning Point for Humanity: Redefining the World’s Measurement System

On November 16, in Versailles, France, representatives from 57 countries are expected to make history. They will vote... | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 5 years ago

Redefining the Mole

Spectrometers, Silicon Spheres and Statecraft Modernize Chemistry’s Mammoth Measurement Unit In suburban Maryland, on... | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 5 years ago

Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover: The NIST Cybersecurity Framework

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework consists of standards, guidelines and best practices to manage cybersecurity-related risk. The Framework’s prioritized, flexible, and cost-effective approach helps to... | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 5 years ago

NIST Launches Consortium to Support Development of Quantum Industry

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has signed a... | Continue reading

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NIST’s Encryption Standard Has Minimum $250B Economic Benefit

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released... | Continue reading

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Helping the Microchip Industry Go (Very Low) with the Flow – NIST

A new study by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has uncovered a source of error... | Continue reading

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NIST proposes shutdown of WWV and WWVH time and frequency stations in FY19

At the heart of NIST’s mission is the dissemination of the fundamental units of measurement (the International System... | Continue reading

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NIST Pair of Aluminum Atomic Clocks Reveal Einstein's Relativity (2010)

BOULDER, Colo. – Scientists have known for decades that time passes faster at higher elevations—a curious aspect of... | Continue reading

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NIST Atomic Clock Comparison Confirms Key Assumptions of ‘Einstein’s Elevator’

By comparing different types of remote atomic clocks, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology... | Continue reading

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SARD: Thousands of Reference Programs for Software Assurance

A corpus of computer programs with known bugs is useful in determining the ability of tools to find bugs. This article describes the content of NIST's Software... | Continue reading

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Thanks for the Memory: NIST Takes a Deep Look at Memristors – NIST

In the race to build a computer that mimics the massive computational power of the human brain, researchers are... | Continue reading

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Computers That Think Like People?

NIST researchers have built what may be the missing piece for ‘artificial brains.’ Computers do many things better than... | Continue reading

@nist.gov | 5 years ago

‘Day Zero’ Denied: Solving the Looming Water Crisis

“When the Well's dry, we know the Worth of Water.” —Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack In early 2018, Cape Town, South Africa, became the first major city to come face-to-face with something... | Continue reading

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