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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
President’s FY 2013 Budget Request for NIST Targets Advanced Manufacturing, Critical Science and Technology Programs
Release Date: 02/13/2012 Washington, D.C. – The President’s fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget for the Department of Commerce’s National Institute … more
CNST Releases the Winter 2012 Edition of The CNST News
Release Date: 02/08/2012 The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the release of the winter 2012 edition of The CNST News. This … more
Cool Nano Loudspeakers Could Make for Better MRIs, Quantum Computers
Release Date: 01/24/2012 A team of physicists from the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), the Neils Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Harvard University has developed … 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
Prototype NIST Device Measures Absolute Optical Power in Fiber at Nanowatt Levels
Release Date: 12/20/2011 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a prototype device capable of absolute measurements of … 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
Bright Future for GaN Nanowires
Release Date: 11/25/2011 Optically pumped GaN nanowire laser shown glowing orange. The actual laser output is UV (≈370 nm) and invisible to the unaided eye. The … more
Tiny Levers, Big Moves in Piezoelectric Sensors
Release Date: 11/22/2011 A team of university researchers, aided by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have succeeded in integrating … 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
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
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
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
Novel Coatings Show Great Promise as Flame Retardants in Polyurethane Foam
Release Date: 08/02/2011 Gram for gram, novel carbon nanofiber-filled coatings devised by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and … more |
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