Enlarge / NIST researchers collaborated with the National Gallery of Art and other organizations to study “metal soaps” found in oil paintings. The soaps can cause the painting to degrade over time. (credit: National Gallery of Art/A. Centrone/NIST) Scientists at the National Institute of Standards of Technology collaborated with the National Gallery of Art and […]
Enlarge (credit: EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI / Getty Images ) Shortly after the collapse of Champlain Towers in Surfside, Florida, the hunt for answers began. In a rare move, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it would be taking the lead in what promises to be a long process investigating the event […]
Enlarge / It’s a myth that cows fart methane; they actually burp out the greenhouse gas. Agriculture now has a new tool for measuring that methane, which could help design cleaner and more productive farms. (credit: BerndBrueggemann/iStock/Getty Images) Optical frequency combs are essentially high-tech “rulers” for measuring different colors of light; they’re useful for making […]