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The Better to See You With: Scientists Build Record-Setting Metamaterial Flat Lens
Release Date: 05/23/2013 For the first time, scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new type of lens that … more
Squishy Hydrogels May Be the Ticket for Studying Biological Effects of Nanoparticles
Release Date: 05/14/2013 A class of water-loving, jelly-like materials with uses ranges ranging from the mundane, such as superabsorbent diaper liners, to the … more
CFEB "Rookie of the Year" Award Winner
Release Date: 05/09/2013 The Colorado Federal Executive Board (CFEB) promotes strategic partnering, communication, and collaboration among the Federal agencies located in … more
SRC, NIST Introduce Second Phase of Nanoelectronics Research Initiative with $5 Million in Annual Funding to Develop Post-CMOS Electronics
Release Date: 05/08/2013 Additional Media Contact: SRC: Dan Francisco 916-293-9030 NRI Second Phase Features Multi-University Network Focused on Research Centers at … more
New Temporal Filtering Technique Improves Solid-State Single Photon Sources
Release Date: 05/08/2013 Schematic showing a single photon source (SPS) that is created from a quantum dot (QD) by optically pumping it with a periodically pulsed … more
Shaking Things Up: NIST Researchers Propose New Old Way to Purify Carbon Nanotubes
Release Date: 04/30/2013 An old, somewhat passé, trick used to purify protein samples based on their affinity for water has found new fans at the National Institute … more
New NIST Measurement Tool Is On Target for the Fast-Growing MEMS Industry
Release Date: 04/30/2013 As markets for miniature, hybrid machines known as MEMS grow and diversify, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has … more
Super-Nanotubes: 'Remarkable' Spray-on Coating Combines Carbon Nanotubes with Ceramic
Release Date: 04/17/2013 Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Kansas State University have demonstrated a spray-on mixture of … more
Nanowire Position and Orientation Precisely Controlled Using Fluid Flow
Release Date: 04/11/2013 Video showing a 10 µm × 1 µm fluorescently labeled rod being controlled using a combination of electric fields and fluid flow to … more
NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Featured on National Public Radio Affiliate WAMU
Release Date: 04/03/2013 The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) was featured on the Friday, March 22 edition of Metro Connection , a weekly radio … more
Nanoscale Edge Variations Observed with Record-breaking Resolution in Magnetic Nanodevices
Release Date: 03/27/2013 Ferromagnetic resonance force microscopy image of the precession of an edge mode in a 500 nm diameter permalloy disk. The disk appears … more
CNST Director Robert Celotta Featured in European Innovation Publication
Release Date: 03/20/2013 Robert Celotta, Director, NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology. Robert Celotta, Director of the NIST Center for Nanoscale … more
New NIST Microscope Measures Nanomagnet Property Vital to 'Spintronics'
Release Date: 03/14/2013 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new microscope able to view and measure an important but … more
CNST Releases the Winter 2013 Edition of The CNST News
Release Date: 03/11/2013 The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the release of the Winter 2013 edition of The CNST News. This … more |
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