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Gaithersburg

Technical Colloquium on the Weight of Evidence

Tue, Jun 27 - Thu, Jun 29 2017

NIST will host the 2017 Technical Colloquium on the Weight of Evidence (WoE) on June 27-29, 2017. How can we transition

Hotels and Travel

For complete information visit the NIST Visitor Information page Disclaimer: These commercial establishments have no official relationship...

Accessing the NCNR

Purpose of Visit To get access, you MUST register each time Deadlines First Time Facility User Click here for detailed instructions....

Standards & Testing - Healthcare

Helping the Health IT Industry Connect

Cool It, Hot Rod: Improving Early Lasers

May 1, 2017

In the first decade after the invention of the laser one challenge to improving laser quality was the distortion of a laser’s rod due to absorption of heat

NIST Access Control Policy

NIST has implemented a new site access policy for US citizens mandated by the Department of Homeland Security**. Users and visitors of the...

Publishing Your Results

Publishing results from measurements at the NCNR In order to qualify for beam-time at the NCNR, you must report any publications resulting...

Data Reduction, Visualization and Analysis

Getting your data Raw data from non-proprietary experiments is available in our data repository at https://doi.org/10.18434/T4201B, as...

University of Maryland Outreach Program

There is a wide range of neutron scattering techniques, each uniquely suited to solve many problems of current scientific and technological...

Planning Your Experiment

The NIST Center for Neutron Research provides neutron research facilities for researchers from industry, university, and government agencies...

Obtaining Instrument Time

There are several ways for users to obtain beam time on NCNR instruments. Proposals The primary method is through our proposal system. Calls...

Nanoparticles can make polymers flow more easily

April 5, 2017

Press release paper in Physical Review Letters

NCNR Operating Schedule

The basic schedule of operations is a 7 week cycle entailing 38 days of operations followed by approximately 10 days of down time for...

NCNR Operations Schedule

Operations Schedule Updated 12/22/25 The NCNR Reactor will be down through March of 2026 to accommodate reactor recovery and operator...

NIST Exhibits at the TechConnect World Innovation Conference

Mon, May 15 - Tue, May 16 2017

NIST will exhibit at the TechConnect World Innovation Conference Gaylord National Conference Center Booth #415

Biology in Reflectometry

Introduction: membranes All cells are enclosed by a biological membrane that defines its boundaries and regulates its interactions with the...

Reflectometry

Reflectometry uses neutrons scattered at grazing angles to probe the nuclear and magnetic composition of flat samples. Common types of...

Instruments and Contacts

Jump to: SANS, Reflectometers, Diffractometers, Spectrometers, Imaging, Neutron Physics, Analytical Chemistry, Other User Office: (name, tel...

Neutron Instruments

General Information Thermal Neutron Instruments Cold Neutron Instruments List of Instrument Scientists Equipment Sample Environment Sample...

Update on Request for Information on Identification of New Capabilities Needed by the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program

Update: On December 14, 2016 NIST solicited public comments relating to a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for awards anticipated in...

How neutrons are useful

Neutrons are powerful probes of the structure and dynamics of materials ranging from molecules inserted into membranes mimicking cell...

Congratulations to Executives Who End Year-long Fellowship Having Explored Leadership, Innovation through Cross-Sector Learning

April 17, 2017

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is proud to announce the completion of the year-long Baldrige Executive Fellows Program by 18 senior leaders

DNA and FRET: Combining Increasing Complexity with Functionality

Mon, Apr 17 2017, 10:30 - 11:30am EDT

NA structural technology affords the unparalleled ability to position multiple attendant molecules and especially

Ultra-Low Loss Si3N4 Integration Platform for Passive and Active Components for Next Generation Photonic Integrated Circuits

Tue, Apr 25 2017, 10:30 - 11:30am EDT

As we head towards ultra scale capacity networks and communications systems, the network architecture, system design and