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Chip-based devices known as frequency combs, which measure the frequency of light waves with unparalleled precision, have revolutionized time keeping, the
When testing a new medicine, researchers must do more than assess how well that drug works. They also have to determine whether the medicine has some negative
Perched atop a high plateau in Chile’s Atacama Desert, a long-awaited observatory is beginning to take shape: the largest suite of ground-based telescopes
The OWM Laboratory Metrology group operates an ISO 17043 compliant Proficiency Testing (PT) program that assesses the effectiveness of the metrology training
NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) is collaborating with the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) , together with 28 state and 38 local
Mike joins OWM with a wealth of experience in metrology and in developing standards that promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness. Since achieving
NIST OWM is pleased to welcome Lisa Corn and Kate Smetana as new NIST Associates in the Laboratory Metrology Program . Lisa Corn serves as Laboratory Manager
NIST and CHIPS request comments on the draft of Special Publication 1000-2 ipd , Building a Metrology Exchange to Innovate in Semiconductors (METIS). This
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“Only connect” is the most famous line in the British novelist E. M. Forster’s writings. Forster was urging the readers of his book Howard’s End to make
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Introduction If you are a state weights and measures official, scale manufacturer, or any other stakeholder dealing with scales used for commercial transactions
During the summer of 2023, the NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory’s ( PML ) Office of Weights and Measures ( OWM ) hosted four undergraduate students who were
As part of NIST OWM's Special Publication 2200 series on Legal Metrology , NIST SP 2200-03 An Evolving Regulatory Landscape for Commercial Electric Vehicle
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National Metric Week (October 8 to 14, 2023) is an opportunity to underscore the usefulness of metric system measurements, formally known as the International
The creation and detection of single photons (the smallest units of light) has grown in a few decades from an experimental laboratory pursuit to an important
Photonic thermometers , which measure temperature using light, have the potential to revolutionize temperature measurement by being faster, smaller, and more
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and colleagues have developed a novel, anatomically accurate reference model of the
Max Planck, one of the Twentieth Century’s most eminent physicists, observed, "An experiment is a question that science poses to Nature, and a measurement is
NIST OWM is pleased to be participating in the new Women in Weights and Measures panel session at the 108th NCWM Annual Meeting this month. This concept was