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Gaithersburg

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...

User Office: • J. Keyser, 301-975- 8200, julie.keyser [at] nist.gov (julie[dot]keyser[at]nist[dot]gov) • B. Ogg, 301-975-8200, rebecca.ogg [at] nist.gov (rebecca[dot]ogg[at]nist[dot]gov) High Resolution Powder...

Neutron Instruments

Crystallography BT1 - High Resolution Powder Diffractometer Hui Wu, Hayden Evans, Craig Brown BT8 - Engineering Diffractometer Thomas...

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

Reflectometry Software

Refl1D for fitting and uncertainty analysis of neutron and X-ray reflectivity data For Windows: application installer Download the “...

Hierarchical Materials

Nature utilizes a hierarchy of length scales and tiered structure to build lightweight, strong, and tough materials. Engineers look to exploit the advantage of

2017 MBE Summit Presentations

MONDAY, APRIL 3 Plenary Session The Epistemology of Manufacturing or Why Data Will Remake Everything We Know About Making Drura...

NSCI Seminar: Towards Next Generation of Computing

Tue, Apr 25 2017

In the past 50 years computing was driven by “smaller & denser” resulting in “faster & cheaper”. Cost per function has

Virtually Stressing Airplane Wings

April 11, 2017

How do jumbo jet designers develop resilient materials for modern airframes, while still bringing in their projects on time and on budget? Before they prototype...

Former Advisory Board Member: Mary Isbister

Term Expired March 2023

Former Advisory Board Member: Mitch Magee

Term Expired March 2023

Imaging for Precision Medicine

Wed, May 3 - Thu, May 4 2017

Precision medicine promises tailor-made treatments, but it is difficult to predict why a therapeutic agent that improves

Spin waves - a fine probe for itinerant ferromagnetism, and an alternative for electronic devices

Tue, Apr 25 2017, 9:00 - 10:00am EDT

For decades, magnetization dynamics has continued to generate a vivid interest for its numerous applications in

Cybersecurity Resources for Manufacturers

Manufacturers increasingly rely on data, information, and technologies to run their operations. Defending these assets from disclosure...

Photo Leica EM GP automatic plunge freezer

NanoFab Tool: Leica EM GP Automatic Plunge Freezer

The Leica EM GP automatic plunge freezer uses the bare grid technique to prepare vitrified fluid specimens for analysis in the transmission electron microscope

Strategies for REACT

Coarser Cements Report 1: Early-Age Properties of Cement-Based Materials: I. Influence of Cement Fineness Report 2: Reducing Thermal and...

‘Indoor GPS’ Apps Closer to Reality With New NIST Challenge

April 7, 2017

GPS usually works great outdoors, but what if you’re disoriented in a large building such as a museum or a mall? There are no smartphone apps for indoor...

Identifying Faces in Video Images is Major Challenge, NIST Report Shows

April 5, 2017

In movies and television, computers can quickly identify a person in a crowded arena from tiny, grainy video images. But that is often not the reality when it...

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