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What Time is it on the Moon?

New lunar time proposal is a first step for Moon GPS

Aug 14

Illustration shows a spacecraft orbiting the Moon with the Earth visible in the background over the lunar horizon.

Aug 14

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New Clock is Most Accurate Ever

This atomic timekeeper would lose no more than 1 second if it ran for 30 billion years

Jul 3

Close-up of a scientific instrument with wires and a circular metallic component, illuminated by blue light, featuring a small red dot at the center.

Jul 3

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Tornado Risk Finally Addressed in International Building Code

Tornadoes rip roofs off buildings via physics similar to what makes an airplane fly. The 2024 IBC addresses the challenge.

Jun 11

Damaged hospital building in the distance with piles of debris and wrecked cars in the foreground.

Jun 11

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Forgotten Part of Apollo Moon Rockets is Rediscovered

A scientist is astonished by an unexpected find in Saturn V parts pulled from the bottom of the sea

Jun 4

The Saturn V F-1 engine sitting half-buried on the ocean floor

Jun 4

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Plastic Recycling’s Persistent Problem … Solved?

How AI could turn trash to cash, keeping plastic out of landfills

May 30

Brad Sutliff wears safety glasses as he stands in the lab in front of a computer monitor.

May 30

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An Inventor’s Advice for Inventors

“Surround yourself with really smart people,” says Laurie E. Locascio, who has a dozen patents and is now director of the National…

May 23

NIST biomedical engineer Laurie Locascio wears safety glasses and a lab coat as she places a water sample on a chip.

May 23

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The Future of Medicine is in Your Poop

Excretory experimentation is laying the groundwork for next-gen treatments and medicines derived from human feces

May 2

Illustration shows blender with brown material alongside vials of brown liquid and pills, and a petri dish holding poop.

May 2

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What’s the World’s Hottest Pepper?

This scorcher makes jalapeños seem mild and even beats out the blistering dragon’s breath

Apr 24

What’s the World’s Hottest Pepper?

Apr 24

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The Flawed Measurement that Almost Killed Indiana Jones

Indy enters a temple laced with ancient mechanical traps, and then…

Apr 17

A Lego version of Indiana Jones is posed holding a cup representing the Holy Grail.

Apr 17

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What Does ‘Quantum’ Actually Mean and Why is it Everywhere?

Demystifying the quantum world, revealing its surprising number of everyday uses, and exploring the exotic future potential

Apr 11

A researcher wearing safety glasses reaches into a box of circuitry and other equipment, which emits a green glow.

Apr 11

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NIST promotes U.S. innovation by advancing measurement science, standards and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.

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