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Artifacts, Begone! NIST Improves Its Flagship Device for Measuring Mass | NIST

January 18, 2023 Office

In a brightly lit subterranean lab at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sits a room-sized electromechanical machine called the NIST-4 Kibble balance.The instrument can already measure the mass of objects of roughly […]

Ocean Color System Gets a ‘Refresh,’ Allowing for More Precise and Accurate Measurements | NIST

January 3, 2023 Office

January 03, 2023 We typically think of the ocean’s color as blue, but in some places, it looks blue-green. That’s because those areas are teeming with single-cell plants called phytoplankton, which contain chlorophyll and reflect […]

NIST SURF for Career Success: Announcing 2023 OWM Undergraduate Research Opportunities | NIST

December 15, 2022 Office

Undergraduate students… are you looking for an extraordinary opportunity to propel your professional development and career forward? Well, there’s nothing quite like the experience of participating in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) […]

To Break New Ground With Frequency Combs, a NIST Innovation Plays With the Beat | NIST

October 24, 2022 Office

An improvement to a Nobel Prize-winning technology called a frequency comb enables it to measure light pulse arrival times with greater sensitivity than was previously possible — potentially improving measurements of distance along with applications […]

New version of the JCTLM database launched | BIPM

October 3, 2022 Office

The new version of the JCTLM Database of Reference Materials, Methods and Services for in vitro diagnostics went live on 3 October 2022.The database is accessible through the JCTLM web portal with the new search […]

Human- and machine-readable KC reports using the PDF/A-3 format | BIPM

September 30, 2022 Office

The BIPM is pleased to announce the publication of the first key comparison report embedding machine-readable (XML and JSON) versions of the document. Use of the PDF/A-3 standard in this way was originally suggested by […]

Air Force puts ‘force’ in new lab | Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

September 20, 2022 Office

By Daryl Mayer, AFLCMC Public Affairs HEATH, Ohio (AFLCMC) – The Air Force Metrology and Calibration Program located in Heath, Ohio opened a state-of-the-art facility called the Founders Force Laboratory in a ceremony September 12. […]

Rhodes University’s recently launched radio telescope provides robust learning opportunities | Latest News

July 13, 2022 Office

July 4th, 2022 – Dean of Science Professor Tony Booth officially launched the Rhodes University Transient Array Radio Telescope (TART) at the Waainek (Makhanda) site last week. The building and deployment of a TART at […]