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Researchers Introduce New Method for Imaging Defects in Magnetic Nanodevices | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers from NIST, KTH Stockholm, and the University of Maryland have developed a new microscopy technique called ferromagnetic

Measuring Optical Power with Single-Photon Detectors | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have developed a new method for measuring optical power across a wide range of light levels

NIST to Revise SP 800-132, Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation – Part 1: Storage Applications | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST is revising its SP 800-132 standard, which provides guidelines for securely generating cryptographic keys from passwords. The

Nobel Laureate Wineland to Leave NIST, Accepts Position at University of Oregon | NIST
February 3, 2025
Dr. David Wineland, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, is leaving his position at the National Institute of Standards and

A Billion Tiny Pendulums Could Detect the Universe’s Missing Mass | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have proposed a novel method to detect dark matter using a billion tiny pendulums as

Toll-Free Way to Send Metrology-Related Trade Barriers Packing | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST Establishes Toll-Free Line for Reporting Measurement Discrepancies The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched

Recommendation for Stateful Hash-Based Signature Schemes: Draft NIST SP 800-208 Available for Comment | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST has released a draft standard for stateful hash-based digital signature schemes, which could be used to secure

Can Nanotubes Be Engineered to Superconduct? Study Suggests Promising New Avenues for Nanotube Research | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers from NIST, the University of Pennsylvania, and Bilkent University in Turkey have made theoretical discoveries suggesting that

NIST Shows New Device Could Improve Fiber-Optic Quantum Data Transmission | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have developed a new device that could significantly improve quantum data transmission through fiber-optic cables. The