Rich Press

Feature Stories

Who Was Detective X?

In the gangster era of Prohibition and the Great Depression, a physicist at the National Bureau of Standards, now NIST

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

NIST researchers give law enforcement and public health experts new tools to combat fentanyl and other synthetic drugs.

Masks Under the Microscope

To understand how something works, it helps to see it up close. A team of researchers took this approach when studying

A Speed Gun for Photosynthesis

How fast is that plant pulling CO 2 out of the atmosphere? You may soon be able to point a sensor at it to find out.

Measuring the Sensitivity of COVID Tests With New Material From NIST

NIST researchers have produced synthetic gene fragments from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This material

News

NIST Seeks Input on Implementation of National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology

September 7, 2023

The strategy promotes technologically sound standards that help American industry compete internationally on a level playing field.

NIST Delivers Report on American Competitiveness in Critical High-Tech Industries

August 17, 2023

The American COMPETE Act report analyzes economic impact, supply chain vulnerabilities, and policy recommendations.

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Former NIST Director Lewis Branscomb Connected the Curiosity of Scientists With the Needs of the Nation

July 26, 2023

Described as "one of the fathers of publicly funded research in the U.S.,” Branscomb died in May at 96 years old.

Ray Kammer, Who Led NIST to the Start of the 21st Century, Dies at 76

July 5, 2023

Kammer led a successful push to modernize the agency’s laboratory facilities.

Researchers Analyze THC in Breath of Cannabis Smokers

May 22, 2023

Distinguishing between recent use and past use remains an elusive goal.

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Publications

NIST Scientific Foundation Reviews

December 18, 2020

Author(s)

John M. Butler, Hariharan K. Iyer, Richard A. Press, Melissa Taylor, Peter Vallone, Sheila Willis

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a scientific research agency that works to advance measurement science, standards, and technology

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Rich Press (Fed)

Science Writer and Public Affairs Specialist