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A biweekly news digest from the
National Institute of Standards and Technology

MARCH 5, 2019

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AI May Be Better for Detecting Radar Signals, Facilitating Spectrum Sharing

NIST researchers have shown that a form of artificial intelligence is good at detecting offshore radar use and can help indicate available spectrum.

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JILA Researchers Make Coldest Quantum Gas of Molecules

Creation of cold "Fermi gas" boosts the odds for advances in fields such as designer chemistry and quantum computing.

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Defining Ourselves Through Science

A desire to positively affect the scientific community in a tangible way led to Savelas Rabb's work at NIST—and to his work helping to redefine the International System of Units (SI).

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Want to Avoid Problems in Powerful New Drugs? Ask a Roofer.

A popular new construction material helps teach automated instruments to detect clumping in protein particles.

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New X-ray Measurement Approach Could Improve CT Scanners

A NIST method could result in more interchangeable CT data, leading to better communication between medical facilities.

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INDUSTRY IMPACT: CEMENT

Cement is the core ingredient in concrete, the most widely used building material in the world. NIST’s well-characterized cement reference samples ensure the integrity of structures around the globe.

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events

NIST Threshold Cryptography Workshop

Join NIST on March 11-12 to discuss various aspects of threshold cryptography in a wide range of application environments and the potential future standardization of threshold schemes for cryptographic primitives.

NIST Live Webinar: Outlining the NIST Privacy Framework

Tune in on March 14 to learn more about the newly released outline of the Privacy Framework. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to the speakers to help NIST move from an outline to a draft.

more news and announcements

FLOC Takes Flight: First Portable Prototype of Photonic Pressure Sensor

In collaboration with industry, NIST researchers have made the first portable prototype of a device that uses light to measure pressure with higher accuracy and precision than most commercial pressure sensors.

Moving Forward While Giving Back: Continuing the Cycle of Mentorship

Receiving the Dolphus E. Milligan Graduate Fellowship created a pathway for Christopher Sims to learn from NIST mentors and serve others inside and outside the agency.

Entangling Photons of Different Colors

NIST researchers have developed a novel chip-based device for quantum communication.

MIT Leads AIM Photonics Academy’s Development of Technician-Training Apprenticeship Program

From our partners at Manufacturing USA: The AIM Photonics Academy is embarking on an ambitious plan to develop a technician-training program in emerging technologies.

Avoiding the Crack of Doom

A new imaging technique reveals how mechanical damage begins at the molecular scale.

NIST Physicists ‘Flash-freeze’ Crystal of 150 Ions

The achievement opens new possibilities for simulating magnetism at the quantum scale and sensing signals from mysterious dark matter.

That House on the Hill: Bringing Measurement Science Home

The Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility exemplifies the many unforeseen ways that measurement science affects our lives.

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NIST's Elham Tabassi uses science to help keep you safe. Learn more on NIST's Instagram page!