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The Ion Storage group at NIST Boulder will be holding a new Ion Trap Conference at our laboratory. The conference will be similar in scope and aims to the
In work that could help make possible a faster, longer-lasting and lower-energy method of data storage for consumers and businesses, researchers at the National
The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the release of the Winter 2017 edition of The CNST News. This quarterly
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In response to a recently published study in Nature Communications about options for low-global-warming-potential refrigerants from NIST, Inside Climate News
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The National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network (NASCTN) has completed the Impacts of LTE Signals on GPS Receivers project and has released the
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The U.S. Conference of Mayors were the latest group of local officials and staff to learn about the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Community
Where: #S2815 in the South Expo Hall When: Monday, February 13: 5:00pm – 6:00pm PTNICE Program Office Meet & Greet Tuesday, February 14: 10:00am – 11:00am