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New Chip-Based 'Tape Measure' for Light Could Revolutionize Mobile Timekeeping and Enhance National Security
October 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news:

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New Chip-Based 'Tape Measure' for Light Could Revolutionize Mobile Timekeeping and Enhance National Security

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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have demonstrated a new way to generate a miniature tape measure for light. Unlike previous . . .

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