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Brass Line Scale

This brass scale, 1 foot subdivided to 12 in, 10-1/10 in, 4-1/4 in, is marked “Brass foot scale of C.& G.S. [Coast and Geodetic...

French Nested Weights

This set of nested brass weights totaling 1 kilogram was received from France by the Office of Weights and Measures in the United States...
Off-specular scattering Ewald construction

MAGIK Offspecular Reflectometer

The MAGIK reflectometer complements the Polarized Beam Reflectometer and the Horizontal-Geometry Reflectometer in providing specialized capabilities for
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Measuring Acceleration with Light

Most people have never seen an accelerometer -- a device that measures change in velocity -- and wouldn’t know where to look. Yet accelerometers have become...

5505: Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Dec 4 - Fri, Dec 8 2017
The Fundamentals of Metrology seminar will introduce the participant to the concepts of measurement systems, units
Ralph Orwick bending over a tungsten electrode welder

Welding for Ultrahigh Vacuum

April is National Welding Month, a time dedicated to highlighting accomplishments in this important field. At NIST in the 1960s, Ralph Orwick of the NIST...

5426: Contract Review

Thu, Aug 9 2018
This 2 hour webinar will introduce the fundamentals of contract review that are necessary to meet customer expectations

General Sample Prep Labs

These labs are available for general use of NCNR users after completing the required laboratory safety training module. E131 - Sample...

Science Highlights

2023 α-Synuclein fibril formation in the presence of lipid bilayer discs Tales of two tails: nanoscale bending dynamics in chain asymmetric...
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2011 Junior BEC Award - Ian Speilman

He received the award for "the first experimental realization of synthetic magnetic fields and spin-orbit couplings in atomic Bose-Einstein condensates." The award was presented at the Bose-Einstein Conference in Sant Feliu, Spain, Sept. 10-16, 2011.
Jake Taylor

2011 PECASE - Jacob Taylor

Taylor was selected for his pioneering, world-class research on quantum fault tolerance and on the dynamic properties of quantum information devices, and for his commitment to providing educational and research experiences to graduate students...
Georgia Harris

2011 Max J. Unis Award - Georgia Harris

For outstanding leadership to the metrology community, for fostering relationships between various metrology organizations, for fostering relationships between various metrology organizations, and championing metrology learning and development...

2009 JARI Enterprise Award - Lawrence T. Hudson

He received the award for outstanding progress and future promise in the area of X-ray diffraction spectroscopy of highly-charged ions and wavelength standardization, as well as service to the scientific and wider community through editorship and...
Ronald Colle

2011 JARI Medal Award - Ronald Collé

Collé, well-known for his work on establishing one of the first quality assurance programs for radioactivity in the world, was honored for "outstanding contributions to radiation and isotope applications and instrumentation. The medal is awarded for...
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