Surface Physics Portal

Tribology is the science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion and includes studies of friction, adhesion, lubrication, and … more

Ultraviolet photoemission electron microscopy is used to study the field emission of chromium oxide coated carbon nanosheets. more

Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, is one of the most likely materials to produce the next breakthrough in the electronics … more

Micro- and nano-optomechanical systems are being investigated experimentally to bring these systems toward the quantum limit, study quantum … more

Synthetic cell membrane constructs allow the simplification and complete control of a more complicated cellular system, … more

The Process Sensing Group at NIST is investigating a range of fundamental and technological issues related to next-generation chemical and … more