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Raimondo announces plans for global network of AI Safety Institutes and future convening in the San Francisco area.

The awards will fund research and development of new products relating to cybersecurity, quantum computing, health care, semiconductor manufacturing and other critical areas.

Contractors and other organizations that do business with the federal government now have clearer, more straightforward guidance for protecting sensitive data.

Beers managed NIST’s Circular Economy Program, which supports the nation’s transition to an economy in which materials retain their value through repeated repair, reuse and recycling.

Concept papers are due June 20, 2024.

Announcements include draft guidance documents, a draft plan for international standards, and a new measurement program opening for public comment.

The agency plans to release an early-stage reference material that companies can use to test equipment for direct air capture.

By modifying a refrigerator commonly used in both research and industry, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have drastically reduced the time and energy required to cool materials to within a few degrees above

Raimondo named Paul Christiano as head of AI safety, Adam Russell as chief vision officer, Mara Campbell as acting chief operating officer and chief of staff, Rob Reich as senior advisor, and Mark Latonero as head of international engagement.

Lyons served as director of NIST from 1990 to 1993 and guided the organization as its mission expanded in support of U.S. industry.

The grants of roughly $200,000 each will go to 18 education and community organizations that are working to address the nation’s shortage of skilled cybersecurity employees.

Nearly every modern cellphone has a built-in compass, or magnetometer, that detects the direction of Earth’s magnetic field, providing critical information for navigation. Now a team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and

Stine headed ITL’s Applied Cybersecurity Division, where he oversaw development of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

NIST published a Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register today.

This technology shrinks a tabletop system into a chip-sized format, reducing power usage and making it more applicable for use in everyday devices.

The meeting will be livestreamed each day.

During his 25-year career at NIST, Sae Woo performed groundbreaking work. He died in January at 53.

Six universities will create programs to help develop solutions to problems created by the production and consumption of plastics.

The agency has finalized the framework’s first major update since its creation in 2014.

Bell specializes in forensic engineering, or the study of structural failures.