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NIST Innovation Could Improve Detection of COVID-19 Infections

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A Better Alternative to Phthalates?

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Busting Myths about the Metric System

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Standard Reference Materials

Standard Reference Materials are certified reference materials (CRMs) that can be used to help develop accurate methods of analysis, to calibrate measurement systems used to measure a property at the state-of-the-art limit.

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Standard Reference Data

Standard Reference Data cover a broad range of scientific disciplines including atomic and molecular physics, chemical and crystal structures, fluids, material properties, biotechnology, optical character recognition and more. Data products include web applications, personal computer products, site licenses, subscriptions and distributor agreements. The SRD data program includes the Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data.

NIST Innovation Could Improve Detection of COVID-19 Infections

October 5, 2020

A multidisciplinary research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a way to increase the sensitivity of the primary

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NIST Awards More Than $4 Million to Small Businesses for Innovations in AI, Wildfire Forecasting and More

October 1, 2020

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded 19 small businesses in 12 states a total

NIST Launches an Updated Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

October 1, 2020

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science has updated its structure and improved several processes. These changes will enable

NIST Crowdsourcing Challenge to De-Identify Public Safety Data Sets

October 1, 2020

BOULDER, Colo. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a crowdsourcing challenge to spur new

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NIST Innovation Could Improve Detection of COVID-19 Infections

NIST Awards More Than $4 Million to Small Businesses for Innovations in AI, Wildfire Forecasting and More

NIST Launches an Updated Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

NIST Crowdsourcing Challenge to De-Identify Public Safety Data Sets

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Quantum Matters in Material Science (QMMS)

Workshop on Cybersecurity Risks in Consumer Home IoT Products

International Face Performance Conference (IFPC) 2020

NIST Vehicle Teleoperation Forum