Most Vulnerabilities Discussed Online or on Dark Web Before NVD Publication

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

NIST Prepares to Ban SMS-Based Two-Factor Authentication

NIST Prepares to Ban SMS-Based Two-Factor Authentication

Biometrics are gaining ground as an acceptable authentication method, but some conditions must be met

A New Distance Record Has Been Shattered for Teleporting Quantum Data

A New Distance Record Has Been Shattered for Teleporting Quantum Data

Quantum Internet is already in the near future

Tattoo Recognition System Could Be Used to Identify Criminals

Tattoo Recognition System Could Be Used to Identify Criminals

First steps are promising, accuracy can be improved

3D Printed Nose Shows How Dogs Sniff Out Bombs – Video

3D Printed Nose Shows How Dogs Sniff Out Bombs – Video

NIST researchers want a machine that can do it instead

New 3D Scanner Has 10 Micrometer Precision from 10.5 Meters / 34 Feet Away

New 3D Scanner Has 10 Micrometer Precision from 10.5 Meters / 34 Feet Away

The 3D mapping system was created by NIST

NIST Needs to Cut Ties with the NSA, Says Advisory Committee

NIST Needs to Cut Ties with the NSA, Says Advisory Committee

Following the NSA scandal, trust in NIST is low

NIST Breaks Up with the NSA, No Longer Needs Its Input for Encryption Standards

NIST Breaks Up with the NSA, No Longer Needs Its Input for Encryption Standards

The Institute was given permission to bypass the NSA

NIST Removes NSA-Made Crypto Algorithm from RNG Recommendations List

NIST Removes NSA-Made Crypto Algorithm from RNG Recommendations List

Since no one trusts this algorithm anymore, NIST removed it

JILA Engineers Best Atomic Force Microscope Probe to Date

JILA Engineers Best Atomic Force Microscope Probe to Date

The minuscule device will aid studies of molecules and DNA

Most Precise Atomic Clock in the World to Remain Accurate for 300 Million Years

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

New Method Allows for Detecting Exoplanets in Old Data

NIST investigators improve on existing imaging technology

New Device Can Study Nanostructures Just 10 Nanometers Wide

New Device Can Study Nanostructures Just 10 Nanometers Wide

The work was carried out by engineers at NIST's PML facility

NIST Uses SHA-1 Algorithm to Sign Certificates Despite Banning Such Practices

NIST Uses SHA-1 Algorithm to Sign Certificates Despite Banning Such Practices

Many US government organizations use newly issued certificates signed with SHA-1

Most Precise Atomic Clock Ever Made Up of Strontium Atoms

Most Precise Atomic Clock Ever Made Up of Strontium Atoms

The device is still experimental, but it is already breaking records

Nanoscale Coating Reduces Flammability of Furniture Upholstery

Nanoscale Coating Reduces Flammability of Furniture Upholstery

This could help prevent hundreds of deaths each year

In the Future: Particle Collisions Simulated by Quantum Computers

In the Future: Particle Collisions Simulated by Quantum Computers

NIST researchers say that this goal is entirely possible

 
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