NIST Tech Beat | December 2023
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NIST Develops Human Urine Standard for More Accurate Diagnosis of Kidney Disease
The new standard is the first such reference tool to offer precise measurements of albumin, a biomarker used to check whether kidneys are healthy. Read more about the urine standard.
NIST Offers Draft Guidance on Evaluating a Privacy Protection Technique for the AI Era
As part of NIST’s work on trustworthy AI, researchers are asking for public comment on a new publication that offers guidance on using a type of mathematical algorithm called differential privacy. Read more about the differential privacy guidance.
In National Climate Assessment, NIST Offers New Insights on Community Resilience and Adaptation
NIST researchers helped explore how communities can adapt to climate change while promoting equitable treatment and meaningful involvement of all affected. Read more about NIST's resilience research.
I’m Using Measurement Science to Test Antibodies and Protect Us From Viruses
A NIST researcher is working toward a future in which we can respond to future pandemics more quickly by measuring individuals' levels of defenses against dangerous viruses and offering maximum protection to them. Read more about her antibody research.
Standing Up for Scientific Integrity: A Q&A With Writer-Director José Ricardo García on the New Film ‘The AD-X2 Controversy’
In the 1950s, scientific integrity was put into question by a packet of salt. That controversy is the center of a new NIST film. Read more about the making of the documentary.
In an award-winning documentary, see how a NIST director in the 1950s battled political pressure to defend scientific integrity — and won.
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