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NIST scientists have published results establishing a new atomic clock, NIST-F4, as one of the world’s most accurate timekeepers.

The ESCAPE report redefines how to save lives in the face of fast-moving wildfires.

In a physics first, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a way to make beams of neutrons travel in curves. These Airy beams (named for English scientist George Airy), which the team

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This outreach will help ensure that the team’s findings and recommendations lead to improvements to codes, standards and practices that can prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future.

NIST researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys.

Researchers hope this material will help usher in a new era of diagnostics and treatments involving the gut microbiome.

NIST’s new standard reference material will help ensure that geoduck clams and other shellfish are safe to eat.

The new algorithm will serve as a backup for the general encryption needed to protect data from quantum computers developed in the future.

Using differential privacy can help organizations glean useful insights from databases while protecting individuals’ data.

The report notes that the team has completed all experimental work on the physical evidence from the building’s structural elements.

This atomic thermometer provides accurate measurements “out of the box” because it relies on the basic principles of quantum physics.

Quantum computers need a "clean" workspace, and a team including scientists at NIST has found a way to make one.

Picture this: You have a bag of heavily used clothes that can no longer be donated taking up space in your closet, so you drop it off at your local recycling center. But what happens to that bag of clothes? You might assume that the clothes would get

Scientists looked at multiple techniques used to measure the modified viruses deployed in some gene therapy research and treatments.

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that CHIPS for America awarded the Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation (SRC) $285 million to establish and operate a CHIPS Manufacturing USA institute headquartered

To bolster the nation’s preparedness for a pandemic, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a synthetic, nonhazardous genetic material to support the development and validation of diagnostic tests for the H5N1 virus

The amount of PFAS in each sample varied greatly, so it may be possible to design gear that reduces exposure.

All three were awarded the “Distinguished Rank,” the highest category of Presidential Rank Awards.

The National Construction Safety Team has reached an important milestone in its investigation into the 2021 partial collapse of Champlain Towers South.