National Institute of Standards and Technology
@NIST

NIST promotes U.S. innovation & competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards & tech to enhance economic security & improve our quality of life.

 Gaithersburg, MD; Boulder, CO
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Joined June 2009
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Rapid DNA technology helps law enforcement get results fast. A NIST researcher helps make sure those results meet accuracy standards. Learn more: nist.gov/blogs/taking-measur…
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We have a theory that this is the next big rom-com. Meet "The Standards Hypothesis," starring our favorite SRMs.
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ALT A parody poster titled "The Standards Hypothesis" mimicking a movie poster style. Featuring periodic table elements spelling "STaNdArds" with Sulfur, Tantalum, Neodymium, Argon, and Darmstadtium. There are chalkboard-style mathematical notations and formulas in the background. Foreground includes a jar labeled "Peanut Butter" and a parcel labeled "Baking Chocolate."

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Cybersecurity @ NIST@NISTcyber
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There’s just 1⃣ week left until #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth begins! View @NIST cybersecurity and privacy resources and events throughout October on our Cybersecurity Awareness Month page: nist.gov/cybersecurity-aware…
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The mapping of the human genome didn’t just advance medicine; it also led to advances in forensic science. It’s one of many improvements in forensic science that came from unexpected places. Learn more: nist.gov/blogs/taking-measur…
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Join us in congratulating Ed Sisco on being included in the Top 40 Under 40 Power List by the Analytical Scientist. Read more about Ed and his work: theanalyticalscientist.com/p…
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This is a simulation of wind blowing against a tower. Researchers at NIST and the @ASCETweets ave developed a new guideline called a “prestandard” for how to use software like this to design buildings.
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This video clip, produced using a technique called laser light sheet imaging, shows how microscopic particles can become airborne – and spread throughout the space you're in – just from opening or closing a package.
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NIST uses imaging like this to show how drugs can spread in enclosed spaces, information that is key for first responders, forensic chemists and other law enforcement officials.
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NIST is building the cybersecurity workforce of tomorrow, with more than $1.7 million in funding for community-based education. Learn more: nist.gov/news-events/news/20…

NIST Awards More Than $1.7 Million to Support Cybersecurity Workforce Development Across 8 States

Projects will address local cybersecurity workforce needs and will offer practical learning opportunities including internships, apprenticeships and hands-on projects.

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A NIST researcher never imagined his research into batteries would help decipher an ancient mystery. Learn more in our latest Taking Measure blog post: nist.gov/blogs/taking-measur…
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Cyrus Daugherty and Jake LaManna, wearing safety glasses, pose on either side of an imaging device holding a replica scroll.

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Five public servants from NIST will be honored at the 77th annual Arthur S. Flemming Awards for their exceptional civil service. Read more: mediarelations.gwu.edu/77th-…
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New guidelines from NIST and @CISAgov aim to help organizations protect snippets of data known as tokens from theft, forgery, and misuse—keeping cloud access and online identities secure. nist.gov/news-events/news/20…
The image is a cover for an interagency report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), titled "Protecting Tokens and Assertions from Forgery, Theft, and Misuse." The background features a digital network design with padlock icons, signifying security.

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National Institute of Standards and Technology retweeted
NIST MEP@NIST_MEP
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Replying to @NIST
@NIST has awarded more than $30M for MEP Centers in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Utah & Vermont to help manufacturers increase the adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies. nist.gov/news-events/news/20…
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NIST’s quantum sensors are helping to enhance the monitoring of nuclear material at power plants and weapons facilities. Find out how it’s done. nist.gov/news-events/news/20…
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In the 1990s, NIST researchers and their colleagues created a high-tech “ruler” known as a frequency comb. Today, the frequency comb is used for medical diagnostics and more. It’s one of many examples of NIST’s research making a big impact. Learn more: nist.gov/blogs/taking-measur…
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Arvind Raman, NIST Director and Acting Director of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), was selected by @TIME as one of the 100 most influential people in AI today. Learn more: time.com/collection/time100-…
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If you’re hitting the road this holiday weekend, you’re probably stopping to fill up your gas tank. But how do you know the pump’s price and gallons delivered are accurate? Find out in our latest How Do You Measure It?: nist.gov/how-do-you-measure-…

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NIST has updated the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank, a collection of 80,000 marine mammal specimens. Scientists use it to study marine mammal health, the ocean itself and human health. This is a collab between NIST and @NOAA at the Hollings Marine Lab in Charleston, SC.
A person wearing protective gloves and a lab coat handles a small container with a powdery substance in a laboratory setting. There is visible fog, suggesting a cold environment or use of dry ice.

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We call this making mountains out of molehills! This image shows one of the fingerprint ridge patterns that NIST researchers studied while working on contactless fingerprint collection calibration targets. Each of the ridges shown below is only about 300 to 400 micrometers wide.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology retweeted
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
@Livermore_Lab
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LLNL and @NIST researchers have found a more robust method for entangling qubits by applying a ramped force. Learn how it could make better building blocks for ion-based quantum computers: livermorelab.info/3Shdc85

A more robust way to create entanglement in trapped ion qubits

While quantum computing could be the future, it is currently plagued by finicky hardware. To make the technology practical, researchers must demonstrate that it consistently and continuously works...

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