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Fruits and vegetables brought in from outside the country first require health and foodborne pathogen inspections. NIST research chemist Ileana Pazos helps the
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NIST’s Global Community Technology Challenge (GCTC) leader, Michael Dunaway, gave the keynote presentation at MITRE's Smart City Summit, in January 2023
When industry makes a product, all involved use information which digitally flows across the process to enable fast and accurate production. Information needs
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establishes tolerances for pesticide and herbicide residues in food that are still considered safe for consumption
The O-RAN Alliance develops hardware and software specifications that allow manufacturers and network operators to mix and match products from different vendors
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The Bayh-Dole Act allows agencies to ask for periodic reports on the utilization or attempts at obtaining the utilization of subject inventions. Utilization