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In a potential step forward for imaging technology, scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Sandia National Laboratories
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A physics experiment performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has enhanced scientists' understanding of how free neutrons decay
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The Sandia National Laboratories' Z Pulsed Power Facility, or "Z
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A new reference material that will help laboratories accurately measure radioactive contamination in seawater is now available from the National Institute of
Teaming with a medical equipment company, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated the first calibration
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