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A Speed Gun for Photosynthesis

How fast is that plant pulling CO2 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

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DNA Mixtures: A Forensic Science Explainer

What are DNA mixtures? And why are they sometimes so difficult to interpret?

To Each Mammal, Its Milk

Milk — it’s what distinguishes mammals from the rest of the animal kingdom. It’s also an incredibly complex substance

Who Was Detective X?

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

News

Forensic Science Organization to Draft Standards for Sexual Assault Examinations

July 20, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic

NIST Publishes Review of DNA Mixture Interpretation Methods

June 9, 2021

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published DNA Mixture Interpretation: A Scientific Foundation Review. This draft report, which

Carbon Dioxide Sensors in 2 Urban Areas Registered Big Drop in Emissions During COVID-19 Pandemic

June 7, 2021

Carbon dioxide emissions in Los Angeles fell 33% in April of 2020 compared with previous years, as roads emptied and economic activity slowed due to the COVID

Handwriting Examiners in the Digital Age

June 3, 2021

People are writing more than ever with their keyboards and phones, but handwritten notes have become rare. Even signatures are going out of style. Most credit

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Scientists Create Simple Synthetic Cell That Grows and Divides Normally

March 29, 2021

Five years ago, scientists created a single-celled synthetic organism that, with only 473 genes, was the simplest living cell ever known. However, this bacteria

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NIST Scientific Foundation Reviews

December 18, 2020

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