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NIST Goes to the End of the Earth for Measurement Science
Release Date: 04/03/2013 NIST Boulder researcher Johannes (Hannes) Hubmayr recently spent several weeks at the South Pole Telescope, where he optimized the performance of … more
MOBY calibration
Release Date: 04/03/2013 Seen from the base of the MOBY spar, researchers work on the the facility. MOBY is deployed in clear waters about 1200 … more
NIST Tests Underscore Potential Hazards of Green Laser Pointers
Release Date: 03/20/2013 Using a low-cost apparatus designed to quickly and accurately measure the properties of handheld laser devices, National Institute of Standards … more
NIST's 'Nanotubes on a Chip' May Simplify Optical Power Measurements
Release Date: 01/24/2013 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a novel chip-scale instrument made of carbon nanotubes that may … more
'Standard Quantum Limit' Smashed, Could Mean Better Fiber-Optic Comms
Release Date: 01/08/2013 Communicating with light may soon get a lot easier, hints recent research* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the … more
Photons Emitted by Quantum Dots Can be Made Indistinguishable Through Quantum Frequency Conversion
Release Date: 12/19/2012 The quantum frequency conversion system uses two pump lasers whose frequency difference is matched to the difference between the two input photon … more
Ultraviolet Water Treatment
Release Date: 12/19/2012 Placing a water sample for irradiation by UV beams. A group of researchers from PML’s Sensor Science Division is part of a project that … more
NIST Measurement Advance Could Speed Innovation in Solar Devices
Release Date: 07/25/2012 A new versatile measurement system devised by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) accurately and quickly … more
JILA Frequency Comb Helps Evaluate Novel Biomedical Decontamination Method
Release Date: 06/14/2012 Like many new measurement tools, the laser frequency comb seemed at first a curiosity but has found more practical uses than originally imagined. … more
NIST Effort Could Improve High-Tech Medical Scanners
Release Date: 06/12/2012 A powerful color-based imaging technique is making the jump from remote sensing to the operating room—and a team of scientists* at the … 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
UV Lithography: Going to Extremes
Release Date: 12/09/2011 Contamination forms on a clean multi-layer surface (top) when EUV photons react (middle) with gases, resulting in carbonaceous deposits (bottom). … more
Traveling SIRCUS Tests Satellite Sensors
Release Date: 10/03/2011 Artist's conception of the NPP satellite. The VIIRS instrument suite is at the top left of the image. Credit: NASA For NASA's Earth … more
NIST gets HIP: a new method for testing optical imaging sensors
Release Date: 10/03/2011 Figure 1. Schematic of the Hyperspectral Image Projector (HIP). A spectral engine optically in series with a spatial engine projects a … more
Better 'Photon Loops' May Be Key to Computer and Physics Advances
Release Date: 08/22/2011 Surprisingly, transmitting information-rich photons thousands of miles through fiber-optic cable is far easier than reliably sending them just a … more |
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