Category: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Nine Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything

The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars created.
The 2023 Good Tech Awards

Toasting a year of breakthroughs (and a few breakdowns) in Silicon Valley and beyond.
A Giant Leap for the Leap Second. Is Mankind Ready?

A top scientist has proposed a new way to reconcile the two different ways that our clocks keep time. Meet — wait for it — the leap minute.
It’s Official: The Leap Second Will Be Retired (a Decade from Now)

The New York Times – Business:
On Friday, an international vote was taken to ditch the leap second, a technical fudge that has caused headaches since its inception 50 years ago.
Is Time Running Out for the Leap Second?

The New York Times – Business:
To the world’s timekeepers, the leap second is a kludge, a bane, a pain in the little hand. Now they’re proposing to ditch it. Will our days ever be the same?

Nine Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything