NIST Releases Trove of Genetic Data to Spur Cancer Research
This image shows chromosomes in the pancreatic cancer cell line, where mixed colors indicate chromosomal rearrangements. For example, the first copy of chromosome 1 in the top left of the…
NIST Updates Critical Wildfire Evacuation and Sheltering Guidance
Residents were overtaken by fire during their evacuation of the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California. A small town may only have one or two major outbound roads. Temporary Fire…
NIST Consortium and Draft Guidelines Aim to Improve Security in Software Development
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — To support the creation of software that is secure against cyber breaches and free of malicious code, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and…
Champlain Towers South Investigation Team Provides Update to Structural Engineers
NCST Slab-beam-column test timelapseThis time-lapse video of a test at the University of Minnesota shows how a full-scale replica of a reinforced concrete slab, beam and column from the Champlain…
NIST Updates Privacy Framework, Tying It to Recent Cybersecurity Guidelines
Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST How can society benefit from the use of personal data while also protecting individual privacy? Five years after debuting guidelines that can help organizations balance these goals,…
