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The Joplin Tornado: A Calamity and a Boon to Resilience, 10 Years On

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Safe, Efficient, Reliable: New Science in the Fight Against Killer Drugs

Learn about what NIST is doing for the Champlain Towers South Collapse in Surfside, Florida.

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The FedTech Startup Studio’s Real-World Approach Advances Technology Transfer

March 22, 2023

Technology Transfer is an intensely dynamic field, and the process of moving federal scientific and technological research from the lab to the marketplace teems

Commerce Department Outlines Proposed National Security Guardrails for CHIPS for America Incentives Program

March 21, 2023

The U.S. Department of Commerce today released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the guardrails included in the CHIPS Incentives Program to advance America’s

Is Your Cybersecurity Strategy Falling Victim to These 6 Common Pitfalls?

March 20, 2023

NIST research reveals misconceptions that can affect security professionals — and offers solutions.

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By Cracking a Metal 3D-Printing Conundrum, Researchers Propel the Technology Toward Widespread Application

March 20, 2023

Gaps in our understanding of what happens within metal during the process have made results inconsistent. But a new breakthrough could grant an unprecedented

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Learn about what NIST is doing for the Champlain Towers South Collapse in Surfside, Florida.

News and Updates

The FedTech Startup Studio’s Real-World Approach Advances Technology Transfer

Commerce Department Outlines Proposed National Security Guardrails for CHIPS for America Incentives Program

Is Your Cybersecurity Strategy Falling Victim to These 6 Common Pitfalls?

By Cracking a Metal 3D-Printing Conundrum, Researchers Propel the Technology Toward Widespread Application

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Taking Measure blog

Ada Lovelace: The World’s First Computer Programmer Who Predicted Artificial Intelligence

NIST Partnership Helps Communities Manage Unknown Dangers in Common Street Drugs

Brain-Inspired Computing Can Help Us Create Faster, More Energy-Efficient Devices — If We Win the Race

4 Places Weights and Measures Help You Get What You Pay For

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