- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 8th, 2017
Most Vulnerabilities Discussed Online or on Dark Web Before NVD Publication
On average, the Internet finds out about security vulnerabilities a week before they're officially published
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 25th, 2016
NIST Prepares to Ban SMS-Based Two-Factor Authentication
Biometrics are gaining ground as an acceptable authentication method, but some conditions must be met
- Connectivity
- By Horia Despa
- September 23rd, 2015
A New Distance Record Has Been Shattered for Teleporting Quantum Data
Quantum Internet is already in the near future
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 11th, 2015
Tattoo Recognition System Could Be Used to Identify Criminals
First steps are promising, accuracy can be improved
- 3D Printing
- By Sebastian Pop
- October 22nd, 2014
3D Printed Nose Shows How Dogs Sniff Out Bombs – Video
NIST researchers want a machine that can do it instead
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- October 8th, 2014
New 3D Scanner Has 10 Micrometer Precision from 10.5 Meters / 34 Feet Away
The 3D mapping system was created by NIST
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- July 15th, 2014
NIST Needs to Cut Ties with the NSA, Says Advisory Committee
Following the NSA scandal, trust in NIST is low
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- May 23rd, 2014
NIST Breaks Up with the NSA, No Longer Needs Its Input for Encryption Standards
The Institute was given permission to bypass the NSA
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- April 23rd, 2014
NIST Removes NSA-Made Crypto Algorithm from RNG Recommendations List
Since no one trusts this algorithm anymore, NIST removed it
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 10th, 2014
JILA Engineers Best Atomic Force Microscope Probe to Date
The minuscule device will aid studies of molecules and DNA
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 4th, 2014
Most Precise Atomic Clock in the World to Remain Accurate for 300 Million Years
The device will complement the existing NIST-F1 atomic clock
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 31st, 2014
New Method Allows for Detecting Exoplanets in Old Data
NIST investigators improve on existing imaging technology
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 27th, 2014
New Device Can Study Nanostructures Just 10 Nanometers Wide
The work was carried out by engineers at NIST's PML facility
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 5th, 2014
NIST Uses SHA-1 Algorithm to Sign Certificates Despite Banning Such Practices
Many US government organizations use newly issued certificates signed with SHA-1
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 24th, 2014
Most Precise Atomic Clock Ever Made Up of Strontium Atoms
The device is still experimental, but it is already breaking records
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 18th, 2014
Nanoscale Coating Reduces Flammability of Furniture Upholstery
This could help prevent hundreds of deaths each year
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 15th, 2014
In the Future: Particle Collisions Simulated by Quantum Computers
NIST researchers say that this goal is entirely possible