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For everything from peanut butter to paint, here's how companies can use our Standard Reference Materials (SRMs): (1) Put SRM into company’s machine. (2) Machine analyzes SRM. (3) Compare machine's analysis to NIST info. (4) Matching numbers? Machine is accurate.

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Calling all middle school science teachers! With hands-on activities and access to experts, the NIST Summer Institute is just for you. Apply for the July 2023 workshop: nist.gov/iaao/academic-

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#Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Concept Paper JUST Released!✨ Comment on Proposed Significant Updates to the CSF & Register for our In-Person Event: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNIS

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Support services specialist Serena Martinez hadn’t imagined a career in tech until an inspiring conference and a supportive mentor put her on a new path into IT. Read how it happened: facebook.com/NIST/posts/pfb #MentoringMonth

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Yielding to safety – giving computers a driver’s instinct is one speed bump on the road to driverless cars. NIST is working on measurement methods to test them. Learn more: nist.gov/blogs/taking-m

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Online passwords are used for everything: 💲Financials 🛍️ Shopping 💻 Work 📧Email 📲Social media ➕and MORE! Ease the burden and keep track of your credentials using

’s helpful tips:

Password Guidance from NIST

For many of us, creating passwords is the bane of our online lives, forcing us to balance the need for security with the desire for something we can actually remember. To help ease our frustration,...

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The DOC Boulder Labs campus is operating on a 3-hour delayed opening. Details:

Please make sure you read the

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Your online persona (aka digital identity) is necessary for everyday digital transactions, from banking to ordering groceries. Now,

has draft guidance to help organizations protect it. But we need you. Share comments by Mar. 24: nist.gov/news-events/ne

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Many of your everyday items and activities trace back to Standard Reference Materials. Here's why: nist.gov/feature-storie

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ICYMI: An ocean color sensor called Marine Optical Buoy is getting an upgrade, thanks to a collaboration between NIST,

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. Learn about the improvements for more accurate measurements of sunlight: nist.gov/news-events/ne

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MEP Director Pravina Raghavan recently appeared on

, where she discussed how MEP experts around the country are working with small manufacturers to revolutionize U.S. manufacturing. Watch the interview: youtu.be/qccHMDg-CR8 #technology #MEPNationalNetwork

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Not only did Shamir Maldonado-Rivera have a good internship experience at NIST, but she had a nanoFABULOUS one. Read about it: nist.gov/feature-storie

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ICYMI: NISTCHO is a cell line – a living research grade test material – that produces monoclonal antibodies, which are typically used as drugs to fight diseases such as cancer. Learn about the material: nist.gov/news-events/ne

@MilliporeSigma

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Experts in manufacturing systems, we want you. NIST is looking for the next chief of our Systems Integration Division. Learn more and apply by Jan. 16: nist.gov/el/about-el/ca #NISTjob

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Today's webinar on @NIST SP 800-63 will provide:

Design principles & rationale behind the proposed changes included in this revision

Overview of proposed changes between Revision 3 & Draft Revision 4 in each volume of the Guidelines

+ MORE nccoe.nist.gov/get-involved/a

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Evaluating drone capabilities and pilot proficiency is easier thanks to a collaboration between S&T and

🤝 Listen now to learn more: bit.ly/3W1qaT1 #TechSpeak #TechnologicallySpeaking

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An international leader in the development + applications of #laser frequency combs from ultrafast mode-locked lasers, Tara Fortier

is the recipient of the 2023 #SPIE Harold E. Edgerton Award in High-Speed #Optics for exceptional contributions. spie.org/news/tara-fort

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In a new study published in Nature, JILA and

Fellow Ana Maria Rey, together with JILA theorist Jose D’Incao, collaborated with

and

experimentalist team led by Joseph Thywissen to further understand #quantum dynamics. jila.colorado.edu/news-events/ar

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Cybersecurity @ NIST

📢Register for Virtual Workshop #2 on February 15, 2023 (9:00 AM – 5:30 PM EST)! Join us to discuss potential significant updates to the CSF as outlined in the soon-to-be-released CSF Concept Paper:

Journey to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 | Workshop #2

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It’s ALIVE! NISTCHO is a cell line – a living research grade test material – that produces monoclonal antibodies, which are typically used as drugs to fight diseases such as cancer. Learn about the material: nist.gov/news-events/ne

@MilliporeSigma

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Mechanical engineer Liam G. Connolly started at NIST as a postdoctoral researcher through the

program. Here's how it’s going: facebook.com/NIST/posts/pfb

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Excited to share my first publication from

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C, applying higher-order, many-body Quantum Monte Carlo methods to 2D magnetic systems. Thank you to my wonderful coauthors

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and Francesca Tavazza! #jarvisnist

Systematic DFT+U and Quantum Monte Carlo Benchmark of Magnetic Two-Dimensional (2D) CrX3 (X = I,...

The search for two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials has attracted a great deal of attention because of the experimental synthesis of 2D CrI3, which has a measured Curie temperature of 45 K. Often...

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The Draft Fourth Revision to

SP 800-63, Digital Identity Guidelines (Draft NIST SP 800-63-4) is available for review, and your feedback is appreciated! NIST is hosting a webinar on Thursday to discuss this update: nccoe.nist.gov/get-involved/a

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Joint Quantum Institute

Scientists at

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and JQI discovered something they have suspected since 2018: electrons inside the material YPtBi are the first found to display characteristics of twisty atomic orbitals. jqi.umd.edu/news/electrons

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety

@disastersafety

We're grateful to have worked with partners like

in 2022 and to continue this important work to further building science with them and many other organizations in 2023:

NIST: Reflecting Back on 2022

As another productive year comes to a close, it’s always nice to take a moment to look back on everything our hard-working staff members have accomplished and celebrate the wins. From semiconductors...

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Later this month, our researchers join the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) to explore metrology for biotechnologies and advanced treatments using viral vectors or viral-like particles. You can too: 📅 Jan. 24-27 🌐 Register: bipm.org/en/committees/

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Excited to see the latest realization of Dan Shechtman's

-winning work to discover quasicrystals. ⬇️ nist.gov/nist-and-nobel

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In the spirit of #NationalTechnologyDay! It is important to note that

retired the SHA-1 #Cryptographic Algorithm! Its vulnerabilities have made its further use inadvisable— learn why more secure algorithms are recommended:

NIST Retires SHA-1 Cryptographic Algorithm

The venerable cryptographic hash function has vulnerabilities that make its further use inadvisable.

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The Earth’s rotation makes precise timekeeping a little tricky. Here’s how it gave us a shorter day earlier this year: nist.gov/news-events/ne #EarthsRotationDay

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It’s not too late for the undergrads you know! NIST’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship is accepting applications for our 2023 session until February 1. Learn more and spread the word: nist.gov/surf

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I love when work (

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3 Ways Of Seeing Invisible Air Flow

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New year, new opportunities … and new risks. Make sure your company is ready for the cybersecurity challenges ahead: nist.gov/cyberframework

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UW-Madison College of Engineering

3D printing metals could cut costs and increase manufacturing flexibility.

researchers have teamed up with colleagues

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to consistently 3D print an important stainless steel for the first time. engineering.wisc.edu/news/researche

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Be a voice for our world-class workforce. NIST is looking for our next director of media relations. Apply by Jan. 16: usajobs.gov/job/697540900

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ICYMI: A new reference material based on baker’s yeast cells (the same ones that make bread) will help train first responders against biothreats, such as an outbreak from bacterial or viral pathogens. Check out the material here: nist.gov/news-events/ne

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An ocean color sensor called Marine Optical Buoy is getting an upgrade, thanks to a collaboration between NIST,

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From making organs for people who need transplants to managing supply chains, there are a lot of exciting developments ahead for high-tech manufacturing.

director Pravina Raghavan explains: nist.gov/blogs/taking-m

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A new reference material based on baker’s yeast cells (the same ones that make bread) will help train first responders against biothreats, such as an outbreak from bacterial or viral pathogens. Check out the material here: nist.gov/news-events/ne

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Just over 2 weeks until

's #IoT Advisory Board’s initial meeting on January 18-19! Take advantage of your opportunity to be heard. Visit federalregister.gov/documents/2022 for the draft meeting agenda, registration information & instructions for submitting comments #IoTSecurity

federalregister.gov

Open Meeting of the Internet of Things Advisory Board

The Internet of Things (IoT) Advisory Board will meet Wednesday, January 18, 2023, and Thursday, January 19, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the...

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