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Media Contact: Hannah Robinson, hannah.robinson [at] chips.gov (hannah[dot]robinson[at]chips[dot]gov) . Today, CHIPS for America announced the establishment of a new community of practice, the CHIPS
Media Contact: Madeline Broas, madeline.broas [at] chips.gov (madeline[dot]broas[at]chips[dot]gov) . Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the Department of Commerce and HP Inc. have
Planning for the 2025 MBE & QIF Summit at MxD in Chicago on April 15-17, 2025, is underway. NIST and the Digital Metrology Standards Consortium will organize
Scientists are getting closer to creating a living cell from scratch. It could help treat diseases or even create life forms that can be better adapted to space
Different countries' approaches can lead to different definitions of the kilogram. But NIST is working with our international partners to see how we can close