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Andras Vladar in a white gown, hairnet and mask with a scanning electron microscope.

How Can NIST Help: Collaborating at a Distance to Defeat COVID-19

June 9, 2020
Heather Evans
I’ve been working from home since March 13. But even though I’ve been remote, I am still really connected to my colleagues — and have even created some new relationships. How’d that happen? First off, my office — the Program Coordination Office at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Information Retrieval: How NIST Helps You Find That Video Online

January 29, 2020
George Awad
The need for tools to help everyday users access the information they are looking for on the internet is getting more and more urgent due to the massive amount of data generated every day, hour and minute! This information can be in different formats, such as text (e.g., the latest news or answers