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NIST Time Capsule

Any Object, Any Need... Call NIST

NIST’s connections to history include applying our science and technology expertise to very diverse, and sometimes very unusual, artifacts. From aerial weapons to a zealot’s coins, we’ve helped examine, analyze and protect the items that have shaped and defined our civilization throughout time. The collection of their tales is on display in “Any Object, Any Need... Call NIST.”

Giving New Wings to an Old Bat

A Bat missile mounted underneath a U.S. Navy aircraft in 1945.
Credit: U.S. Navy

Science Makes a Royal Rescue Possible

The Crown, Sword and Globus Cruciger of Hungary, all considered parts of the country’s crown jewels.
Credit: Qorilla Schopenhauer derivative work: CSvBibra [CC-BY-SA-3.0 or GFDL ], via Wikimedia Commons

Figuring Out the Realm for the ‘Coin of the Realm’

The front and back of a prutah, a coin of first century Judea, scientifically examined by NIST.
Credit: D. Hendin/American Numismatic Society

To the Moon and Back... in 2.5 Seconds

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin deploys instruments, including the laser retroreflector on his right, on the lunar surface.
Credit: NASA

Chemistry, Analytical chemistry, Materials, Metals, Transportation and Aerospace

Created June 19, 2017, Updated September 28, 2017

NIST Time Capsule

Any Object, Any Need... Call NIST

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Giving New Wings to an Old Bat

A Bat missile mounted underneath a U.S. Navy aircraft in 1945. Credit: U.S. Navy