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When Scientists Become Accidental Detectives

Probably the most dramatic example is Sir Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery of penicillin. Not all unexpected ...
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NIST Awards More Than $30 Million for MEP Centers in 11 States and Puerto Rico

The awards will help small and medium-sized manufacturers increase the adoption of advanced manufacturing technology.
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Department of Commerce Announces Finalization of CHIPS R&D Award with Anderon

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today the signing of a final R&D award of up to $1 billion to Anderon, a newly formed subsidiary of IBM, under the CHIPS and Science Act.
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NIST Awards More Than $1.7 Million to Support Cybersecurity Workforce Development Across 8 States

Projects will address local cybersecurity workforce needs and will offer practical learning opportunities including internships, apprenticeships and hands-on projects.
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NIST-Developed Quantum Sensors Improve Nuclear Monitoring

New X-ray measurements will allow scientists to more accurately monitor nuclear material at power plants and weapons ...
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NIST Finalizes Guidelines on Protecting Online Identity and Access Tokens From Misuse

The finalized publication is designed to help organizations take effective steps to avoid exposing tokens to attackers.
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Lithium Batteries May Help Unravel Mystery of Ancient Papyrus Scrolls

But Daugherty never imagined that his algorithm could serve a very different purpose: helping to decipher a trove of fragile papyrus scrolls. Ancient scholars inscribed these scrolls before the ...
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Guidelines for Media Sanitization: NIST Publishes SP 800-88r2

Media sanitization is a process that renders access to the target data on media infeasible for a given level of effort. This guide will assist organizations and system owners in setting up a media ...
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Approximate Conversions from Metric to U.S. Customary Measures

Use the NIST Metric Conversion Card (SP 365) to measure small objects and perform approximate unit conversions.
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Stopping-Power & Range Tables for Electrons, Protons, and Helium Ions

1 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Physics Laboratory (now Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML)), Ionizing Radiation Division (deceased) 2 NIST, Physics Laboratory (now PML), ...
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NIST Study Evaluates Effects of Race, Age, Sex on Face Recognition Software

A new NIST study examines how accurately face recognition software tools identify people of varied sex, age and racial background. How accurately do face recognition software tools identify people of ...