NIST Tech Beat | May 2024

NIST Finalizes Updated Guidelines for Protecting Sensitive Information

Organizations that do business with the federal government now have clearer, more straightforward guidance for protecting the sensitive government data they handle. Read more about the new guidelines.

Department of Commerce Announces New Actions to Implement President Biden’s Executive Order on AI

Announcements include draft guidance documents, a draft plan for international standards, and a new measurement program opening for public comment.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

The Future of Medicine Is in Your Poop

NIST’s excretory experimentation is helping to lay the groundwork for a new generation of treatments and medicines derived from human feces. Learn more about fecal medicine.

NIST Develops New Testing System for Carbon Capture in Fight Against Global Warming

The agency plans to release an early-stage reference material that companies can use to test equipment for direct air capture. Learn more about the new testing system.

Kathryn Beers Named Director of NIST’s Material Measurement Laboratory

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. Learn more about Kathryn Beers and MML.

NIST Research Is Setting the Standard to Help Buildings Withstand Tornadoes

Two NIST researchers describe how their work has contributed to new building codes that call for tornado-resistant structures. Learn more about NIST's efforts to protect people from tornadoes.

NIST Physicist’s Once Obscure Work Is Now Helping Researchers Learn About the Origins of the Universe

Ben Mates’ dissertation is now required reading for astronomers interested in using large arrays of sensors on telescopes. Read more about Mates' work at NIST.

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