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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a new competition for grants to support the construction of new or expanded scientific
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An international research team working with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) in
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The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that Phillip Singerman has been appointed to the newly
On Dec. 9, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the selection of five finalists in its ongoing competition to select a new
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Two new draft publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provide the groundwork for a three-tiered risk-management approach