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Nanomanufacturing Meeting to Chart Research Needs
Release Date: 09/14/2006 Experts in manufacturing processes, measurement science and tools, and computational methods will meet Oct. 17-19, 2006, in Gaithersburg, Md., to … more
‘Micro-boxes’ of Water Used to Study Single Molecules
Release Date: 07/20/2006 Prodded by optical tweezers, two "hydrosomes" move together and fuse to mix their contents, in an experiment using water droplets as minuscule … more
Add Nanotubes and Stir—With the Right Force
Release Date: 07/20/2006 NIST researchers have mapped the relationship between stirring force and nanotube arrangement, an advance key to the processing of new … more
Novel Nano-Etched Cavity Makes LEDs 7 Times Brighter
Release Date: 07/20/2006 Etched nanostructured rings around an LED can make it more than seven times brighter. The novel technique developed at NIST may have … more
NIST, UM Program To Support Nanotech Development
Release Date: 07/06/2006 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland (UM) have joined in a $1.5 million cooperative program … more
NIST Grant to University of Maryland Steps Up the Agency’s Nanotechnology Efforts
Release Date: 07/06/2006 GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of … more
Laser Trapping of Erbium May Lead to Novel Devices
Release Date: 04/28/2006 Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used lasers to cool and trap erbium atoms, a “rare … more
Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces New Nanotechnology Center; Focus Is on Building Infrastructure for Nanomanufacturing
Release Date: 03/20/2006 DETROIT—U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez today in Detroit announced the launch of a state-of-the-art center for … more
Like Fireflies and Pendulum Clocks, Nano-oscillators Synchronize Their Behavior
Release Date: 09/14/2005 A simulation made with NIST micromagnetic software shows the interaction of "spin waves" emitted by two nano-oscillators that generate … more
Industrial Physics Forum: Innovation Infrastructure
Release Date: 08/26/2005 Industry executives, research managers, academics and science policy decision makers are invited to attend The Industrial Physics Forum on Nov. … more
New Design Developed for Silicon Nanowire Transistors
Release Date: 06/30/2005 In an advance for nanoscale electronics, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new design … more
Laser Applications Heat Up for Carbon Nanotubes
Release Date: 01/26/2005 Carbon nanotubes (left) are applied to a NIST-developed pyroelectric detector (right) that may improve thermal conductivity and resistance to … more
NIST Launches Advanced Measurement Laboratory
Release Date: 06/21/2004 Research Environment Among World’s Best for Nanotech, Leading-Edge Science NIST’s new Advanced Measurement Laboratory is the … more
Better Chemistry Through Nanorings
Release Date: 04/12/2004 Field within and around a 60 nm radius gold nanoring. Enhanced fields inside the nanoring would make the nanoring a useful container for precision … more |
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