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New System 'Sees' Crimes on Audiotape

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a real-time magnetic imaging system that enables criminal

Scientists Tame 'Hip Hop' Atoms

In an effort to put more science into the largely trial and error building of nanostructures, physicists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of

NIST Unveils Chip-Scale Atomic Clock

The heart of a minuscule atomic clock—believed to be 100 times smaller than any other atomic clock—has been demonstrated by scientists at the Commerce

Status of Data Collection Efforts

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is basing its review, analysis, modeling, and testing work for the World Trade Center (WTC)

Keeping Drugs Stable Without Refrigeration

A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down, but it may take only a thin coating of freeze-dried sugar to keep insulin, vaccines and other heat-sensitive

Background on Quantum Key Distribution

Quantum encryption systems use lasers to generate individual pulses of light called photons. Each photon is sent in one of two modes, either vertical/horizontal

Better Chemistry Through Nanorings

Gold rings suddenly have new cachet, and it has nothing to do with the price of gold or trends in marriage. Moreover, in this case, smaller rings are better
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