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The standard of standard-setting

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Standards recommended by the International Organization for Standardization are often hidden in plain sight. Angelique Botha, Chair of ISO/TC 334 for Reference Materials, tells us where to look.

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  1. Friendship Among Equals: Recollections from ISO’s First Fifty Years (ISO, 1997); available at https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/about%20ISO/docs/en/Friendship_among_equals.pdf

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Botha, A. The standard of standard-setting. Nat. Phys. 19, 298 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01934-z

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