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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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NIST Researchers Develop a Breakthrough COVID-19 Detection Technology

October 2, 2023

“Only connect” is the most famous line in the British novelist E. M. Forster’s writings. Forster was urging the readers of his book Howard’s End to make

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces CHIPS for America Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Semiconductor Supply Chains

September 29, 2023

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a funding opportunity for smaller supply chain projects and businesses to access CHIPS for America

Measuring Up: NIST’s Missile Defense Transfer Radiometer

September 29, 2023

If you’re undergoing a missile attack and that missile is above the atmosphere, the best place to destroy it is while it’s still in space. To do that, you need

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New NIST Method Can Better Identify Sneaky Sugars on Viruses’ Spiky Weapons

September 28, 2023

A better picture of the sugars can increase our understanding of how humans get infected by the virus behind COVID-19 and other pathogens.

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Preserving the JFK Assassination Bullets

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

News and Updates

NIST Researchers Develop a Breakthrough COVID-19 Detection Technology

Biden-Harris Administration Announces CHIPS for America Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Semiconductor Supply Chains

Measuring Up: NIST’s Missile Defense Transfer Radiometer

New NIST Method Can Better Identify Sneaky Sugars on Viruses’ Spiky Weapons

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Taking Measure blog

Up, Up and Away: How NIST Research Helped Improve Weather Balloon Forecasting

How We Studied DNA Damage in Cooked Food — and What It Might Mean for Our Health

Measuring the Accuracy of PCR Tests Can Improve Health Care Beyond COVID-19

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