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Researchers at the University of Maryland and the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology have for the first time experimentally demonstrated surface...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the second-round draft version of its updated security standard for identity credentials...
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In an important step towards more practical quantum information processing, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the...
In searching for better flame retardants for home furnishings—a large source of fuel in house fires—National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...
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