If scientists had sacred objects, this would be one of them: a single, closely guarded 137-year-old cylinder of metal, housed in a vault outside of Paris. It is a prototype that precisely defines a ...

In the age of big data, it is time to ensure that units are routinely documented for easy, unambiguous exchange of information. Robert Hanisch is the director of the Office of Data and Informatics at ...

Metrology—the science of measurement and its applications—will influence the quality and reliability of electronics as they get smaller and smaller. Following the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act ...

Developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning have made the question of trustworthiness an urgent one. Along with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), CSTB is ...