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Graphic with dates of 2023 Metric Week

Metric Week 2023: Seven Days of SI Fun

National Metric Week (October 8 to 14, 2023) is an opportunity to underscore the usefulness of metric system measurements, formally known as the International...
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Polyelectrolyte Solutions and Gels

We engage with leaders in the pharmaceutical, dental, and personal care research sectors that rely on water soluble polymers (polyelectrolytes) to develop new
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Imaging the Elusive Skyrmion

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with colleagues elsewhere have employed neutron imaging and a reconstruction algorithm...
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Single-molecule biosensors

Nanopores offer the potential to study a wide range of protein-related phenomena that includes unfolding kinetics, differences in unfolding pathways, protein
NIST chip containing a single-photon detector made of superconducting nanowires. Four chips like this were used in the experiment that entangled three photons.

Unity in the Photon Community

The creation and detection of single photons (the smallest units of light) has grown in a few decades from an experimental laboratory pursuit to an important...
BT8 front end components

BT-8 Outage Upgrades

BT-8 Diffractometer for Stress and Texture The BT-8 diffractometer supports primarily the engineering research needs of users from federal...

Policy & Coordination

The federal government invests more than $200 billion a year in research and development. This R&D is conducted in a wide range of federal...

Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission The NIST Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) accelerates U.S. innovation by managing partnerships that move federal technologies...
Illustration of satellite sensing of sunlight reflected by buildings, roads, water and trees to assess radiative warming of the earth.

Climate Science

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is working to advance measurement capabilities needed to study the world’s climates. Climate Science

Organizational Excellence 2023

Below is a list of quick links to each of the 2023 MML Accolades for Organizational Excellence where each accolade is described and a list...

Technical Excellence 2023

Below is a list of quick links to each of the 2023 MML Accolades for Technical Excellence where each accolade is described and a list of the...

2023 Accolades

The hybrid 2023 MML Accolades Program was held on September 6, 2023 at 1:30pm ET. Below is the ceremony recording. The 2023 digital program...
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