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Hacking the SEM: Crystal Phase Detection for Nanoscale Samples
Release Date: 01/24/2012 Top: Transmission electron diffraction pattern from from a segment of an indium gallium nitride (InGaN) nanowire about 50 nanometers in diameter … more
Slippery When Stacked: NIST Theorists Quantify the Friction of Graphene
Release Date: 01/10/2012 Similar to the way pavement, softened by a hot sun, will slow down a car, graphene—a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon with wondrous … more
Stretching Exercises: Using Digital Images to Understand Bridge Failures
Release Date: 01/10/2012 With a random-looking spatter of paint specks, a pair of cameras and a whole lot of computer processing, engineer Mark Iadicola of the National … more
NIST Sensor Improvement Brings Analysis Method into Mainstream
Release Date: 12/20/2011 An advance in sensor design* by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Waterloo's … more
NIST Releases First Certified Reference Material for Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
Release Date: 12/20/2011 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the world’s first reference material for single-wall carbon … more
Tags? We're It. NIST Opens New 'Biolabeling' Research Facility
Release Date: 11/22/2011 With the recent opening of its new Biomolecular Labeling Laboratory, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has become one of a … more
New Magnetic-Field-Sensitive Alloy Could Find Use in Novel Micromechanical Devices
Release Date: 11/22/2011 Led by a group at the University of Maryland (UMd), a multi-institution team of researchers has combined modern materials research and an age-old … more
NIST’s John Cahn Receives Kyoto Prize
Release Date: 11/10/2011 John Cahn receives Kyoto Prize medal. Credit: Inamori Foundation View hi-resolution image YOTO, JAPAN — November 10, 2011 — … more
Are Electron Tweezers Possible? Apparently So.
Release Date: 11/08/2011 Not to pick up electrons, but tweezers made of electrons. A recent paper* by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology … more
NIST Measures Key Property of Potential 'Spintronic' Material
Release Date: 10/19/2011 An advanced material that could help bring about next-generation "spintronic" computers has revealed one of its fundamental secrets to a … more
Shaping Up: Controlling a Stem Cell's Form Can Determine Its Fate
Release Date: 09/13/2011 "Form follows function!" was the credo of early 20th century architects making design choices based on the intended use of the … more
Double Jeopardy: Building Codes May Underestimate Risks Due to Multiple Hazards
Release Date: 09/13/2011 As large parts of the nation recover from nature's one-two punch—an earthquake followed by Hurricane Irene—building … more
Iron ‘Veins’ Are Secret of Promising New Hydrogen Storage Material
Release Date: 08/30/2011 With a nod to biology, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have a new approach to the problem of safely … more
NIST Uncovers Reliability Issues for Carbon Nanotubes in Future Electronics
Release Date: 08/16/2011 Carbon nanotubes offer big promise in a small package. For instance, these tiny cylinders of carbon molecules theoretically can carry 1,000 times … more |
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