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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
NIST Team Advances in Translating Language of Nanopores
Release Date: 06/23/2010 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists have moved a step closer to developing the means for a rapid diagnostic blood … more
Depth Charge: Using Atomic Force Microscopy to Study Subsurface Structures
Release Date: 06/23/2010 Over the past couple of decades, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has emerged as a powerful tool for imaging surfaces at astonishing … more
'Instant Acid' Method Offers New Insight into Nanoparticle Dispersal in the Environment and the Body
Release Date: 06/09/2010 Using a chemical trick that allows them to change the acidity of a solution almost instantly, a team at the National Institute of Standards and … more
Walls Falling Faster for Solid-State Memory
Release Date: 06/09/2010 After running a series of complex computer simulations, researchers have found that flaws in the structure of magnetic nanoscale wires play an … more
NIST Scientists Gain New 'Core' Understanding of Nanoparticles
Release Date: 05/25/2010 While attempting to solve one mystery about iron oxide-based nanoparticles, a research team working at the National Institute of Standards and … more
Seeing Moiré in Graphene
Release Date: 04/27/2010 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated* that atomic … more
New Study Helps Explain the Surprising Behavior of Tiny 'Artificial Muscles'
Release Date: 04/27/2010 Using neutron beams and atomic-force microscopes, a team of university researchers working with the National Institute of Standards and Technology … more
NIST Scientists Address ‘Wrinkles’ in Transparent Film Development
Release Date: 03/30/2010 A closer look at a promising nanotube coating that might one day improve solar cells has turned up a few unexpected wrinkles, according to new … more
NIST Researchers Holding Steady in an Atomic-Scale Tug-of-War
Release Date: 03/30/2010 How hard do you have to pull on a single atom of--let's say--gold to detach it from the end of a chain of like atoms?* It's a measure of … more
NIST Scientists Quantify Nanoparticle-Protein Interactions
Release Date: 01/12/2010 A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has quantified the interaction of gold nanoparticles with important … more
Combining Nanotubes and Antibodies for Breast Cancer ‘Search and Destroy’ Missions
Release Date: 12/01/2009 Single-walled nanotubes--cylinders of carbon about a nanometer in diameter--have been highly touted for potential applications such as ultrastrong … more
NIST Researchers Put a New Spin on Atomic Musical Chairs
Release Date: 12/01/2009 Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Naval Research Laboratory have developed a new way to introduce … more
Is Your Microrobot Up for the (NIST) Challenge?
Release Date: 10/27/2009 The scientists and engineers who introduced the world to tiny robots demonstrating soccer skills are creating the next level of friendly … more
Is Your Microrobot Up for the (NIST) Challenge?
Release Date: 10/20/2009 The scientists and engineers who introduced the world to tiny robots demonstrating soccer skills are creating the next level of friendly … more |
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