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NIST Innovation in 3D Printing Takes a Familiar Form for the Industry</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/02/spotlight-toot-toot-nist-innovation-3d-printing-takes-familiar-form</link> <description>Do you know Benchy the Boat? The 3D-printing design is helping NIST researchers make waves with a technique called vat photopolymerization.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1733841</guid> </item> <item> <title>Ocean Color System Gets a ‘Refresh,’ Allowing for More Precise and Accurate Measurements</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/01/ocean-color-system-gets-refresh-allowing-more-precise-and-accurate</link> <description>NIST, NOAA and other partners have collaborated on an upgrade to an ocean-color sensor called the Marine Optical Buoy, or MOBY.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1728956</guid> </item> <item> <title>Life Cycle Assessment of Plastics</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2022/12/life-cycle-assessment-plastics</link> <description>This webinar will present the results from two studies on life cycle assessment of plastics sponsored by NIST's Circular Economy Program: Paul Rikhter from VitalMetrics Group will present their findings from "Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of</description> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kristy D. Thompson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1725276</guid> </item> <item> <title>Measuring Sunlight from Space, on a Chip</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/11/measuring-sunlight-space-chip</link> <description>For 40 years, people have used space-based sensors to measure the amount of light coming from the Sun, which gives scientists insight into climate change on Earth. Most of the energy powering Earth’s climate system comes from sunlight. So, if</description> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pamela L Corey</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1724941</guid> </item> <item> <title>Data and Harmonization to Improve the Circularity of Plastics</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/01/data-and-harmonization-improve-circularity-plastics</link> <description>Significant activity is taking place at the local, state, national, and international levels aimed at improving the management of plastic products and packaging. Recent efforts include recycled content targets set by many brands/manufacturers, the</description> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pauline Truong</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1724796</guid> </item> <item> <title>This Simple Material Could Scrub Carbon Dioxide From Power Plant Smokestacks</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/11/simple-material-could-scrub-carbon-dioxide-power-plant-smokestacks</link> <description>An easily synthesized chemical filter could stop the greenhouse gas from reaching the atmosphere.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1724176</guid> </item> <item> <title>A Revolution Still in the Making: NIST Researchers Chart the Future of Nucleic Acid Nanotechnology</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/10/revolution-still-making-nist-researchers-chart-future-nucleic-acid</link> <description>Trapped in a microscopic cage made of strands of DNA, molecules of a life-saving drug course through the bloodstream of a cancer patient. Only when receptors on the strands sense they’ve arrived at the right location—cancer cells overproducing a</description> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pamela L Corey</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1723896</guid> </item> <item> <title>NIST Awards Funding for Educational Programs on a Circular Economy to Reduce Plastic Waste</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/nist-awards-funding-educational-programs-circular-economy-reduce-plastic</link> <description>Five universities have each been awarded $500,000 to develop new curricula for students who are interested in helping to solve the growing problem of plastic waste.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1717446</guid> </item> <item> <title>El NIST presenta avances en el estudio del Huracán María</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/el-nist-presenta-avances-en-el-estudio-del-huracan-maria</link> <description>Read in English Mientras que Puerto Rico se recupera de los efectos del Huracán Fiona, NIST continúa su investigación sobre el impacto del Huracán María con la meta de hacer que nuestras comunidades sean más seguras ante otras tormentas fuertes. El</description> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1717346</guid> </item> <item> <title>NIST Reports Progress on Hurricane Maria Study</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/nist-reports-progress-hurricane-maria-study</link> <description>Highlights of tasks recently completed include wind tunnel testing and surveys on emergency communications.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1717301</guid> </item> <item> <title>Spotlight: Examining Solar Panel Materials at the Microscale</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/spotlight-examining-solar-panel-materials-microscale</link> <description>Before making the investment in an array of solar panels, potential buyers may wonder: How long will the technology last before it breaks down? That’s just what a team of NIST researchers — including Stephanie Moffitt, Po-Chang Pan and Xiaohong Gu</description> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1716501</guid> </item> <item> <title>Deciding Whether to Install Solar Panels on Your Home? A New NIST Web Tool Can Help</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/08/deciding-whether-install-solar-panels-your-home-new-nist-web-tool-can-help</link> <description>The software analyzes the economic and environmental impacts of rooftop solar technology.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1715011</guid> </item> <item> <title>To Remove CO2 From the Atmosphere, Imagine the Possibilities</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/08/remove-co2-atmosphere-imagine-possibilities</link> <description>Computer simulation methods from NIST help speed up the search for carbon capture materials.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1714411</guid> </item> <item> <title>Scientists Identify Potential Bioindicators for Monitoring Plastic Pollution in the North Pacific Ocean</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/08/scientists-identify-potential-bioindicators-monitoring-plastic-pollution</link> <description>Key marine species can serve as bioindicators to measure how much plastic exists in different ocean regions.</description> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1713821</guid> </item> <item> <title>NIST Develops Interoperability Profile for Distributed Energy Resources and Grid Integration</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-develops-interoperability-profile-distributed-energy-resources-and</link> <description>With the increasing use of distributed energy resources (DER) – solar, wind, and more – to generate power, organizations have developed standards for their integration with the grid. These include: IEEE 1547: Defines functional requirements for DER</description> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rachel Kotary</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1710381</guid> </item> <item> <title>Spotlight: Overhauling the Refrigeration Industry to Fight Global Warming</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/06/spotlight-overhauling-refrigeration-industry-fight-global-warming</link> <description>NIST researchers are tackling the question of alternative refrigerant fluids.</description> <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1709706</guid> </item> <item> <title>Fostering a Circular Economy and Carbon Sequestration for Construction Materials</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2022/06/fostering-circular-economy-and-carbon-sequestration-construction</link> <description>Recordings and slides now available You can access the presentations and slides from the workshop. Industry leaders are increasingly turning to the concept of a circular economy to address a global need for reducing construction waste and reusing</description> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Noah Last</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1703326</guid> </item> <item> <title>Your Clothes Can Have an Afterlife</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/05/your-clothes-can-have-afterlife</link> <description>Only about 15% of used clothes and other textiles in the United States get reused or recycled. The other 85% head straight to the landfill or incinerator. This wastes scarce resources, contributes to climate change and pollutes waterways. In a new</description> <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1702601</guid> </item> <item> <title>‘Exceptional’ Research: Unexpected Light Behavior May Be Harnessed to Improve Optical Communications and Sensors</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/04/exceptional-research-unexpected-light-behavior-may-be-harnessed-improve</link> <description>Shine a flashlight into murky pond water and the beam won’t penetrate very far. Absorption and scattering rapidly diminishes the intensity of the light beam, which loses a fixed percentage of energy per unit distance traveled. That decline—known as</description> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pamela L Corey</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1701181</guid> </item> <item> <title>NIST Study Shows Everyday Plastic Products Release Trillions of Microscopic Particles Into Water</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/04/nist-study-shows-everyday-plastic-products-release-trillions-microscopic</link> <description>Researchers analyzed widely used consumer products to better understand these microscopic plastics.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1700326</guid> </item> <item> <title>Becoming sustainable can be good for business too</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/03/becoming-sustainable-can-be-good-business-too</link> <description>Sustainability is becoming a selling point for many customers, and small and medium manufacturers (SMMs) up and down supply chains are being pushed to address their emissions and resource use. However, many SMMs are hesitant to take on sustainability</description> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Noah Last</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1697286</guid> </item> <item> <title>NIST Collaborates With EPA to Develop a Standard to Improve Fecal Pollution Measurements in Recreational Waters</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/04/nist-collaborates-epa-develop-standard-improve-fecal-pollution-measurements</link> <description>As we approach summer beach season, you may occasionally encounter a "keep out" sign indicating that the area is temporarily closed. If fecal pollution is suspected, public health officials can run lab tests on water samples to check whether or not</description> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1693341</guid> </item> <item> <title>Sneezes, Rain Clouds and Ink Jets: NIST Improves the Ability of Optical Microscopes to Measure the Volume of Microdroplets</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/12/sneezes-rain-clouds-and-ink-jets-nist-improves-ability-optical-microscopes</link> <description>Sneezes, rain clouds, and ink jet printers: They all produce or contain liquid droplets so tiny it would take several billion of them to fill a liter bottle. Measuring the volume, motion and contents of microscopic droplets is important for studying</description> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pamela L Corey</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1691201</guid> </item> <item> <title>NIST Names Joannie Chin as Director of Its Engineering Laboratory</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/12/nist-names-joannie-chin-director-its-engineering-laboratory</link> <description>GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected Joannie Chin to lead its Engineering Laboratory. Chin has been at NIST for 26 years, most recently serving as acting director of</description> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1691196</guid> </item> <item> <title>Measuring Up: Light reflection and transmission</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/01/measuring-light-reflection-and-transmission</link> <description>The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently completed major upgrades to two key instruments serving critical national needs: measuring the properties of light as it is reflected from a surface or transmitted through a material</description> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pamela L Corey</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1690761</guid> </item> <item> <title>Spotlight: Harvesting What&amp;#039;s Under the Sea for the Dietary Supplement Industry and Environmental Conservation</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/11/spotlight-harvesting-whats-under-sea-dietary-supplement-industry-and</link> <description>From domestic sludge to hydrogen in titanium, we have many different types of standard reference materials (SRMs) to ensure that industry, academia and government can confidently rely on their measurements. Let’s talk about one with an aquatic</description> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1689201</guid> </item> <item> <title>Spotlight: Tracking Methylmercury, a Toxic Substance in Natural Waters</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/08/spotlight-tracking-methylmercury-toxic-substance-natural-waters</link> <description>Mercury — the only metal that exists in liquid form at room temperature — may move like water, but its effect on the environment certainly isn’t replenishing. We’re helping researchers, industry and environmental regulators track it. This mercury isn</description> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1678631</guid> </item> <item> <title>Common Solar Tech Can Power Smart Devices Indoors, NIST Study Finds </title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/08/common-solar-tech-can-power-smart-devices-indoors-nist-study-finds</link> <description>Any time you turn on a light at home or in the office, you are expending energy. But what if flipping the light switch meant producing energy too? We usually think of solar, or photovoltaic (PV), cells fixed to roofs, converting sunlight into</description> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Robin Materese</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1678401</guid> </item> <item> <title>Spotlight: The Behavior of Polymers in Our Recycled Plastics</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/08/spotlight-behavior-polymers-our-recycled-plastics</link> <description>Not all plastics are the same, and they don’t all blend together well during recycling. At NIST, researchers are looking for ways to make recycled plastic stronger and more valuable. It’s all about the chemistry. Recycling plastic involves melting</description> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1677956</guid> </item> <item> <title>NIST Researchers Use Novel Method to Understand the Molecular Underpinnings of a Tumorlike Disease Affecting Coral Reefs</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/07/nist-researchers-use-novel-method-understand-molecular-underpinnings</link> <description>Coral reefs are a favorite spot for scuba divers and are among the world’s most diverse ecosystems. For example, the Hawaiian coral reefs, known as the “rainforests of the sea,” host over 7,000 species of marine animals, fishes, birds and plants. But</description> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1673491</guid> </item> <item> <title>Carbon Dioxide Sensors in 2 Urban Areas Registered Big Drop in Emissions During COVID-19 Pandemic</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/06/carbon-dioxide-sensors-2-urban-areas-registered-big-drop-emissions-during</link> <description>Carbon dioxide emissions in Los Angeles fell 33% in April of 2020 compared with previous years, as roads emptied and economic activity slowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study in Geophysical Research Letters. In the Washington, D</description> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1662386</guid> </item> <item> <title>Facilitating a Circular Economy for Textiles</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2021/09/facilitating-circular-economy-textiles</link> <description>As part of a NIST initiative on Facilitating a Circular Economy for Textiles, we are planning to host a workshop to discuss challenges, gaps, and needs regarding textile circularity. The workshop participants, consisting of industrial, academic</description> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Crissy Robinson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1661926</guid> </item> <item> <title>NIST Laser ‘Comb’ Systems Now Measure All Primary Greenhouse Gases in the Air</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/06/nist-laser-comb-systems-now-measure-all-primary-greenhouse-gases-air</link> <description>Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have upgraded their laser frequency-comb instrument to simultaneously measure three airborne greenhouse gases — nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and water vapor — plus the major</description> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1661266</guid> </item> <item> <title>Spotlight: Thermal Detectors Among the Stars to Study the Earth’s Climate</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/04/spotlight-thermal-detectors-among-stars-study-earths-climate</link> <description>To understand climate change, scientists need the ability to constantly measure the solar radiation entering and leaving the Earth’s atmosphere. Researchers have been tracking the changes in radiation for 40 years, and it’s time to replace their</description> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1661261</guid> </item> <item> <title>Spotlight: Measuring the Atmosphere’s Volatile Organic Compounds</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/01/spotlight-measuring-atmospheres-volatile-organic-compounds</link> <description>Investigating colors in the wind — NIST researchers expand beyond a current spectroscopy technique for measuring greenhouse gases to now detect volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. By shining a frequency comb laser over the air, scientists</description> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1661031</guid> </item> <item> <title>Commerce Building Now Part of NOAA, NIST Weather and Greenhouse Gas Tracking Network</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/04/commerce-building-now-part-noaa-nist-weather-and-greenhouse-gas-tracking</link> <description>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have installed a Doppler lidar instrument to an existing weather station on top of the Department of Commerce’s Herbert Clark</description> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1658446</guid> </item> <item> <title>Spotlight: Stephanie Moffitt&amp;#039;s Search for the Causes of Solar Panel Failures</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2020/09/spotlight-stephanie-moffitts-search-causes-solar-panel-failures</link> <description>Solar panels face attack on all sides, so NIST researchers are coming to their defense and studying the causes of failures. Large fields of solar panels generate a lot of electricity, so much so that stringing them together causes a leakage of energy</description> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1657746</guid> </item> <item> <title>Spotlight: From the Alaskan Wilderness to the NIST State-of-the-Art Labs</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2020/09/spotlight-alaskan-wilderness-nist-state-art-labs</link> <description>Over the course of seven years, recent postdoctoral researcher Michelle Bailey went from spending summers in the Alaskan wilderness to pushing boundaries in NIST’s state-of-the-art labs. How did she get from point A to point B? See for yourself.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1657526</guid> </item> <item> <title>Measuring the Moon’s Nano Dust Is No Small Matter</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/04/measuring-moons-nano-dust-no-small-matter</link> <description>Like a chameleon of the night sky, the Moon often changes its appearance. It might look larger, brighter or redder, for example, due to its phases, its position in the solar system or smoke in Earth’s atmosphere. (It is not made of green cheese</description> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1657411</guid> </item> <item> <title>Spotlight: Kathy Peter’s Cross-County Journey Toward NIST Research Into ‘Forever Chemicals’</title> <link>https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2020/12/spotlight-kathy-peters-cross-county-journey-toward-nist-research-forever</link> <description>Search, seek and define — NIST postdoctoral researcher Kathy Peter is on a mission to uncover chemical compounds that fall into the category of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), human-made chemicals that can linger in the environment for</description> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Henderson</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nist.gov/node/1656986</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>