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NIST joins White House science initiative

The institute announced its participation in an effort described as aiming to drive a new golden age of science.

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  • NIST’s announcement also features a prototype magnetometer under development at the institute.
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The announcement links NIST to a White House science effort, but the source provides few details about the initiative.

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NIST announced it had joined a White House effort described as aiming to drive a new golden age of science. The institute’s page features a prototype NV-center magnetometer that it says is being developed by NIST to electrically measure magnetic fields using the photoelectric effect.

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NIST joins White House science initiativeNIST

The institute announced its participation in an effort described as aiming to drive a new golden age of science.NIST

NIST’s announcement also features a prototype magnetometer under development at the institute.NIST

The announcement links NIST to a White House science effort, but the source provides few details about the initiative.NIST

NIST announced it had joined a White House effort described as aiming to drive a new golden age of science.NIST

The institute’s page features a prototype NV-center magnetometer that it says is being developed by NIST to electrically measure magnetic fields using the photoelectric effect.NIST

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