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Platinum/palladium print portrait of William Willis, Jr. (1841-1923)

Taking a Closer Look at Old Photos

My mom is a painter, so I grew up in a messy house full of brushes, twisted tubes of paint, pots of ink, plaster busts of various Romans, rolls of papers, and
Photo of man in white space suite on surface of moon at night.

Mooning Over Measurement

I’ve worked with many valuable materials in my career. Precious metals like gold and platinum, rare engineered nanomaterials, and fragile gemstones nearly as
Pennies, quarters, dimes, and nickles

Make a Mint Using Measurement Science

Put your hands together. Now move them back and forth to rub them against each other. Feel that heat? That’s from friction. No matter if it’s between siblings
John Cahn standing by blackboard smiling

My Memories of John Cahn

This article was written in response to the March 14, 2016, death of John Cahn , one of the world’s foremost materials scientists, who worked at NIST from 1977
Woman with safety glasses and purple gloves working in lab. In her left hand she has a device with a tube attached to it. The tube is running into a small vial. In her right hand she holds a coiled tube leading from the vial.

Chemical Detective Hot on the Vapor Trail

Today in Taking Measure we asked Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipient Tara Lovestead a few questions about her life