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NIST Finds ‘Metafilms’ Can Shrink Radio, Radar Devices
Release Date: 03/18/2008 Recent research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated that thin films made of “metamaterials”—manmade … more
Good Vibrations Probe Innards of Molecular Electronic Junctions
Release Date: 03/05/2008 Using an unusual spectroscopic technique, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have provided the most … more
Directed Self-Ordering of Organic Molecules for Electronic Devices
Release Date: 02/19/2008 A simple surface treatment technique demonstrated by a collaboration between researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology … more
Measurement Innovations Add Up to Big Savings for Semiconductors
Release Date: 01/08/2008 A new report* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows that investment in measurement science has and will continue to … more
Micro Microwave Does Pinpoint Cooking for Miniaturized Labs
Release Date: 11/08/2007 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and George Mason University have demonstrated what is probably the … more
Showcase - Focus on Microfluidics
Release Date: 10/12/2007 A TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND FEDERAL MARKETPLACE EVENT NIST Presents Its Microfluidics Technologies For Commercial Adoption On Tuesday, October 9, … more
New Quantum Dot Transistor Counts Individual Photons
Release Date: 10/11/2007 A transistor containing quantum dots that can count individual photons (the smallest particles of light) has been designed and demonstrated at the … more
NIST Debuts Superconducting Quantum Computing Cable
Release Date: 09/27/2007 Artist's rendition of the NIST superconducting quantum computing cable. Illustration by:Michael Kemper View hi-resolution version Physicists at … more
Digital Cable Goes Quantum: NIST Debuts Superconducting Quantum Computing Cable
Release Date: 09/26/2007 Artist's rendition of the NIST superconducting quantum computing cable. Illustration by:Michael Kemper View hi-resolution version BOULDER, Colo.— … more
Long-Distance Record: ‘Quantum Keys’ Sent 200 Kilometers
Release Date: 06/01/2007 Schematic represents cryogenic packaging system constructed at NIST for the single-photon detector used in a record-setting quantum key … more
NIST Laser-Based Method Cleans Up Grubby Nanotubes
Release Date: 12/21/2006 Before and after electron microscope images of a pyroelectric detector coated with single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) visually demonstrate the effect … more
NIST Releases New Standard for Semiconductor Industry
Release Date: 10/12/2006 A wide range of optical electronic devices, from laser disk players to traffic lights, may be improved in the future thanks to a small piece of … more
Small, Low-noise Oscillator May Help in Surveillance
Release Date: 09/14/2006 A new design for a microwave oscillator that is smaller, simpler, and produces clearer signals at a single frequency than comparable devices has … more
Nano-Signals Get a Boost from Magnetic Spin Waves
Release Date: 08/31/2006 This simulation shows how two nano-oscillators, spaced 500 nanometers apart, synchronize their microwave signals by overlapping and merging their … more
Road to AC Voltage Standard Leads to Important Junction
Release Date: 07/20/2006 After 10 years of research, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has unveiled the world's first precision instrument for … more |
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