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For the first time, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used neutron beams to create holograms of
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A physics experiment performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has enhanced scientists' understanding of how free neutrons decay
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A long-standing mystery in cell biology may be closer to a solution thanks to measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)