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Controlling Particles for Directed Self-Assembly of Colloidal Crystals
Release Date: 01/17/2013 Optical micrographs showing the assembly of a 2D colloidal crystal composed of approximately 200 particles. Top: The initia more
Researchers Observe, Control, and Optimize the Growth of Individual Carbon Nanotubes
Release Date: 10/31/2012
Slip Sliding Our Way: At the Nanoscale, Graphite Can Turn Friction Upside Down
Release Date: 10/16/2012 If you ease up on a pencil, does it slide more easily? Sure. But maybe not if the tip is sharpened down to nanoscale dimensions. A team of … more
Researchers Determine Critical Factors for Improving Performance of a Solar Fuel Catalyst
Release Date: 10/03/2012 False-color scanning electron micrographs of cross-sectioned hematite films grown by sputter deposition and then annealed at two different … more
NIST ‘Hybrid Metrology’ Method Could Improve Computer Chips
Release Date: 09/05/2012 A refined method developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for measuring nanometer-sized objects may help computer … more
Fabrication Method Can Affect the Use of Block Copolymer Thin Films
Release Date: 05/02/2012 A new study by a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) indicates that thin polymer films can … more
CNST and Sandia Researchers Publish a Detailed Review of Electrical Contacts in One and Two Dimensional Nanomaterials
Release Date: 02/15/2012 Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and Sandia National Laboratories have published a detailed review of recent … more
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
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
New Video Showcases NIST-Hosted Robotics Competitions in China
Release Date: 07/19/2011 Virtual robots move pallets while maneuvering around each other in a simulation of a busy warehouse. Credit: Laboratory for Robotics and … more
NIST 'Catch and Release' Program Could Improve Nanoparticle Safety Assessment
Release Date: 06/07/2011 Depending on whom you ask, nanoparticles are, potentially, either one of the most promising or the most perilous creations of science. These tiny … more
NIST Contests in China Put Next-Gen Robot Technologies to the Test
Release Date: 06/07/2011 Robotic automation, microrobotics and robotic perception and recognition all advanced a few steps closer to their future applications in … more
NIST 'Nanowire' Measurements Could Improve Computer Memory
Release Date: 05/18/2011 In this schematic image (top) and transmission electron micrograph, a more
Growing Nanowires Horizontally Yields New Benefit: 'Nano-LEDs'
Release Date: 09/28/2010 While refining their novel method for making nanoscale wires, chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) discovered an … more
NIST Nanoscale Dimensioning Technique Wins R&D 100 Award
Release Date: 07/21/2010 A radical, new method developed at NIST that transforms the humble, ubiquitous and inexpensive optical microscope into a powerful … more |
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