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Taking Measure

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Chemistry

Know Nukes: Reference Materials for Nuclear Forensics

July 25, 2016

Legwarmers, preppies, yuppies, Molly Ringwald, nuclear paranoia … the 1980s were my favorite decade. I was in junior high school in New Jersey when I saw The

World Sea Turtle Day: Heroes on a Half-Shell

June 16, 2016

I love sea turtles. I love looking into their giant, ancient, gentle eyes and watching them use their long flippers, so graceful in the water, to lumber

Make a Mint Using Measurement Science

May 2, 2016

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

April 28, 2016

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

Directing My Energy Toward a Sustainable Future

April 22, 2016

Have you ever wondered what might happen if we run out of fossil fuels? How do you think we will be able to survive without the resources we need to heat and

Chemical Detective Hot on the Vapor Trail

April 20, 2016

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

The Periodic Table: It’s Elementary!

February 12, 2016

Of all the many useful and interesting periodic tables on the Internet—the periodic tables of the animals, vegetables, and minerals—and U.S. Presidents, Vienna®

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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