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New Date Announced for iEdison Launch

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to launch the new iEdison system on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. For two and half years, NIST has
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Patenting Inventions from the Labs

Each year, NIST researchers discover new inventions. An invention includes any novel, non-obvious, or useful process, machine, composition of matter, or

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