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A NIST laser safety expert helped gamers in his community play safely. </div> </div> </article></span></div></div> <div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><article class="nist-teaser "> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <a href="/blogs/taking-measure/my-research-working-toward-pain-free-mammogram-alternative" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2026/04/16/katy1.png?itok=KNicQed1" width="75" height="100" alt="Woman poses smiling next to a set of portable stairs that lead up to a platform for an experimental MRI setup. 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