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Metrology

Electrical / electromagnetic metrology

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New Atom-Based Thermometer Measures Temperature More Accurately

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2025 NIST OWM “Info Hours” Series

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Researchers develop a new type of frequency comb that promises to further boost the accuracy of time keeping

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Measurement in the Movies

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