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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), known between 1901 and 1988 as the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), is a measurement standards laboratory which is a non-regulatory (non-controlled) agency of the United States Department of Commerce. The institute's mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and Technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve quality of life.

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  • Wheeled chart of National Bureau of Standards activities, 1915

    Chart of NBS activities, 1915

  • SpectroscopyResearch 012

    A mass spectrometer in use at the NBS in 1948.

  • NIST AML building

    Advanced Measurement Laboratory Complex in Gaithersburg

  • NIST campus aerial 2019

    Aerial view of the Gaithersburg campus in 2019

  • NIST in the mist

    Boulder Laboratories

  • NIST HipHopAtomLogo

    A 40 nm wide NIST logo made with cobalt atoms

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