From nanoscale devices that power the most advanced microchips to earthquake-resistant skyscrapers, NIST’s measurements and research fuel innovation and improve the quality of life for all Americans.

Jul 10, 2009 · NIST will be the world's leader in creating critical measurement solutions and promoting equitable standards. Our efforts stimulate innovation, foster industrial competitiveness, and improve the quality of life.

Most content on the NIST web site is "tagged" with a research area or other program topic. Below are the top-level topic areas. Each topic links to a landing page where you can find out more about what NIST is doing in that research or programmatic area.

Physics research at NIST includes everything from improving the safety of medical radiation procedures to developing future "quantum information" technologies that generate unbreakable codes. NIST provides the measurements, standards, and technical expertise scientists and industries need to push the limits of the fundamental properties of nature.

NIST develops cybersecurity standards, guidelines, best practices, and other resources to meet the needs of U.S. industry, federal agencies and the broader public. Our activities range from producing specific information that organizations can put into practice immediately to longer-term research that anticipates advances in technologies and ...

NIST site provides chemical and physical property data for over 40,000 compounds.

On March 12, 2025, NIST published the Initial Public Draft (IPD) of NIST Special Publication 1308, NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: Cybersecurity, Enterprise Risk Management, and Workforce Management Quick Start Guide.

Advancing the state-of-the-art in IT in such applications as cyber security and biometrics, NIST accelerates the development and deployment of systems that are reliable, usable, interoperable, and secure; advances measurement science through innovations in mathematics, statistics, and computer science; and conducts research to develop the ...

Standards.gov is your pathway to standards information. The NIST Standards Coordination Office advances the development, adoption, and use of technical standards, conformity assessment, laboratory accreditation, and quality management systems to promote U.S

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 is now available, along with numerous supplemental resources including multiple translations and quick start guides. The Cybersecurity and Privacy Reference Tool (CPRT) offers a consistent format for accessing the reference data of NIST cybersecurity and privacy standards, guidelines, and frameworks.