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Electronics

In the realm of electrons and light, NIST provides the standards, develops the instruments and performs the calibrations necessary to keep both the smallest electronic components and the largest power grids running smoothly and safely.

News and Updates

President Trump Secures $200B Investment from Micron Technology for Memory Chip Manufacturing in the United States

NIST Moonlight Data Will Help Satellites Get a More Accurate Look at Earth

Todd Younkin Steps Down from Department of Commerce’s Industrial Advisory Committee

Blog Posts

High-Flying Science: How and Why We Sent a Refrigerator Halfway to Space

What’s in a Name? The Magnetic Weber 

Curiosity to Career: Encouraging Students to Pursue STEM Education

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