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Leap Day Is Here: It Doesn’t Have to Be Your Standard Weekday

February 28, 2024

We get an extra day this year, but why do we need a leap day every four years on Feb. 29? It all comes down to standards.

Weighing Your Purchases: How New Laws May Help You Become a Savvier Online Shopper

March 1, 2024

When you buy something by weight or volume, you want to get what you pay for. And we’re helping to make sure that happens — whether you shop online or in a

A Scientific Christmas Tale

December 19, 2023

’Twas the night before Christmas; NIST staff had gone home. Our director was left to reflect all alone. She thought about NIST and the breadth of its work, from

U.S. Weights and Measures Week: Measuring Up to the New Normal

March 4, 2021

Each year during national Weights and Measures Week (March 1 to 7), we celebrate the contributions made by the weights and measures community to ensure accuracy

Charging Ahead: Weights and Measures Week 2020

March 3, 2020

Happy Weights and Measures Week 2020! Weights and Measures Week is celebrated every year from March 1-7 to commemorate President John Adams signing the first U

Going Nuts over NIST’s Standard Reference Peanut Butter

January 25, 2016

Maintaining a social media account involves keeping track of the many random celebrations that can provide an excuse to post a story that otherwise might not

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Standards education

Leap Day Is Here: It Doesn’t Have to Be Your Standard Weekday

Weighing Your Purchases: How New Laws May Help You Become a Savvier Online Shopper

A Scientific Christmas Tale

U.S. Weights and Measures Week: Measuring Up to the New Normal

Charging Ahead: Weights and Measures Week 2020

Going Nuts over NIST’s Standard Reference Peanut Butter

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