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Refrigerants and Working Fluids

The conversion of primary energy (e.g. heat generated by the combustion of a fuel) into useful work most often involves a working fluid operating in a

Software developed by the Molecular and Bio-Photonics group

Jb95 spectral fitting program — A graphical user interface program to aid in the analysis of complex molecular spectra. NIST's Integrated...

Standard Reference Measurements

Property measurements of the very highest accuracies are important for developing the thermodynamic and transport property models for working fluids and

Physicist David J. Wineland of NIST Boulder Laboratories in Colorado

NIST Physicist Wineland Awarded 2007 National Medal of Science

September 3, 2008

Physicist David J. Wineland of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been awarded the 2007 National Medal of Science. Wineland, 64, was

New Report Updates Statistics on Federal Tech Transfer Efforts

April 27, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a summary report on technology transfer activities of the federal laboratories for fiscal

Good Eggs: NIST Nanomagnets Offer Food for Thought About Computer Memories

April 26, 2011

Magnetics researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) colored lots of eggs recently. Bunnies and children might find the eggs a bit

Nine NIST Staff Become New APS Fellows

December 9, 2008

Nine staff members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been elected new fellows of the American Physical Society, the largest

Two NIST Physicists Win 2007 PECASE Honors

December 23, 2008

Two physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have won Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the

JILA Story Makes Physics 'Top Ten' List

December 23, 2008

The creation of the first high-density gas of ultracold molecules by scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Wherefore a Leap Second?

December 23, 2008

The spin of the Earth is slowing down. Not by much; only about 0.002 seconds a day (it varies), relative to our modern definition of the second. The varying

NIST/JILA Physicist Wins Optical Society's Meggers Award

April 12, 2011

Steven Cundiff, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has received the 2011 William F. Meggers Award from the Optical

NIST's Fiscal Year Budget to Increase 8.3 Percent to $819 M

March 24, 2009

For fiscal year 2009, which ends on Sept. 30, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has received $819 million in appropriations, an increase

X Marks the Spot: Ions Coldly Go Through NIST Trap Junction

April 7, 2009

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new ion trap that enables ions to go through an intersection while

NIST Physicists Win European and Optics Society Awards

May 5, 2009

Jun Ye, a NIST Fellow working at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado at Boulder, has received the 2009 European Frequency and Time

NIST Physicist James Bergquist Elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 5, 2009

Physicist James C. Bergquist, a Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) whose research helped usher in the age of optical atomic

NIST physicist Samuel Benz with the two components that are compared in the first electronic measurement of the Boltzmann constant.

A Measurement First: NIST 'Noise Thermometry' System Measures Boltzmann Constant

March 30, 2011

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time used an apparatus that relies on the "noise" of jiggling

Getting the Point: Real-Time Monitoring of Atomic-Microscope Probes Adjusts for Wear

March 30, 2011

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a way to measure the wear and degradation of the microscopic probes used

Collage of images from NIST museum of voltage standards.

Celebrating Superconductivity: NIST Debuts Online Museum of Quantum Voltage Standards

March 30, 2011

On April 8, 2011, the scientific community will celebrate the centennial of the discovery of superconductivity—the ability of certain materials to conduct

The gold posts in this colorized micrograph, averaging 450 nanometers in diameter, are used to anchor individual biomolecules such as DNA for studies of their mechanical properties.

Nonstick and Laser-safe Gold Aids Laser Trapping of Biomolecules

June 16, 2009

Biophysicists long for an ideal material—something more structured and less sticky than a standard glass surface—to anchor and position individual biomolecules

Laser Measurements Seminar

June 16, 2005

The 20th annual Laser Measurements Short Course sponsored by NIST's Optoelectronics Division will be offered Aug. 9-12, 2005, in Boulder, Colo. The three-day

Flemming Awards Received by Four NIST Researchers

June 16, 2005

On June 6, four NIST researchers were among 12 honorees who received the Arthur S. Flemming Award at a ceremony held at The George Washington University in

New NIST Method Improves Accuracy of Spectrometers

June 16, 2005

Measurements of the intensity of light at different wavelengths can be made more accurately now, thanks to a new, simple method for correcting common instrument

Predicting the Lifetime of Extreme UV Optics

July 13, 2005

Extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) may be the next-generation patterning technique used to produce smaller and faster microchips with feature sizes of 32

Colorized micrograph of NIST's aluminum drum

NIST Electromechanical Circuit Sets Record Beating Microscopic 'Drum'

March 9, 2011

BOULDER, Colo.—Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an electromechanical circuit in which microwaves

ultracold gas of nearly 200,000 rubidium-87 atoms

JQI Physicists Demonstrate Coveted 'Spin-Orbit Coupling' for the First Time in Ultracold Atomic Gases

March 2, 2011

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Physicists at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the

Quantum Hot Potato: NIST Researchers Entice Two Atoms to Swap Smallest Energy Units

February 23, 2011

BOULDER, Colo.—Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time coaxed two atoms in separate locations to take

Etched Quantum Dots Shape Up as Single Photon Emitters, NIST Tests Show

February 22, 2011

Like snowflakes or fingerprints, no two quantum dots are identical. But a new etching method for shaping and positioning these semiconductor nanocrystals might

President Proposes $1 Billion Budget for NIST in FY 2012

February 15, 2011

President Barack Obama's fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget proposal announced on Feb. 14, 2011, proposes a funding level of $1.001 billion for the National Institute

Here Comes the Sun: NIST Radio Station WWVH in Hawaii Adds Solar Power

February 15, 2011

The sun is now a significant power source for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) radio station WWVH, which broadcasts time of day, marine

Obama Administration's Budget Request for NIST Includes Critical Science and Technology Investments to Advance U.S. Innovation and Boost Economic Recovery

February 14, 2011

Washington, D.C.– Announced today, President Barack Obama's fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget submitted to Congress for the U.S. Commerce Department's National

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