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Video Aims to Answer "What is NIST?"

What's the most formidable challenge faced by the staff of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)? Designing atomic clocks accurate for

Five at NIST Honored with Flemming Awards

The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University has announced that five researchers at the National
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2013 Summer Programs for Science Teachers

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is accepting applications for the 2013 NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers and

Three at NIST Honored by ANSI

Three staff members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are among the 17 recipients of the 2012 Leadership and Service Awards presented
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NIST: Creating Jobs with Innovation

Guest blog post by Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology We
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