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Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have taken a crucial step forward in building a large-scale quantum communications
Natural erosion and weathering of rocks and soils, as well as inputs from industrial processes, contribute to the mineral content of groundwater, rivers, lakes
This new result contributes to the international effort to define the second with a much greater level of accuracy than before, enabling new scientific and
OWM continues to host a series of Information Hours, or "Info Hours," to feature current weights and measures, laboratory metrology, or documentary standard
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In early June, over 115 metrologists from state, county, and federal government laboratories gathered with manufacturing and industry laboratory metrologists in
The NIST Metric Program provides a wide range of educational materials to help students learn to apply the International System of Units (SI), commonly known as
The days when a telephone was just a device to make phone calls are long gone. Nowadays, almost everybody has a smartphone with the capability to use it as a
NIST OWM will welcome a full class of students to its Advanced Mass Metrology course at NIST’s Gaithersburg, Maryland campus at the end of this July. This nine
OWM is ramping up a new series of metrology training for the testing and verification of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). This August, in conjunction
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have overcome a key obstacle to measuring gas pressure with a
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through its Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL), plays a key role in ensuring today’s
NIST engineer Leon Chao never dreamed his childhood fascination with LEGOs would fit together with his professional life. But a working LEGO model he and his
World Metrology Day (20 May 2025) marked the sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary, of the Meter Convention. NIST and the Office of Weights and Measures (OWM)
While exploring a box of early 20th century index cards in the NIST archives, I stumbled upon two that starkly illustrated one of NIST's missions – legal
The Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) welcomes Yoon Thwel, a spring Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) intern and Matthew Kenzinger, a visiting
NIST has continuously positioned itself at the forefront of high-power laser calibrations for over three decades [1]. To better meet needs of the manufacturing
Having such precise models of lunar dust will enable NASA and private space exploration companies to create more accurate simulations of the Moon’s surface.
“Air Power alone does not guarantee America’s security, but I believe it best exploits the nation’s greatest asset – our technical skill” -Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg
Without realizing it, metrology and its associated standards and services play a big role in our daily lives. We buy groceries that are weighed or measured