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Measuring Absorption Maps and Spectra of Plasmonic Resonators with Nanoscale Resolution

September 10, 2014

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) and the University of Maryland have for the first time used photothermal induced...

NIST Helps Develop New Standard for Microsensor Technology

September 9, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has contributed to the development of a new standard for defining the performance of micromechanical...

Polonium's Most Stable Isotope Gets Revised Half-Life Measurement

September 9, 2014

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have determined* that polonium-209, the longest-lived isotope of this radioactive heavy...

Calibrating Cancer Radiotherapy Beams Using Light and Sound

September 17, 2014

Doctors shrink tumors with radiation therapy, but a badly calibrated beam can cause serious complications. Scientists in NIST's Radiation Physics Division in...

"Making an Elephant Dance": How the Baldrige Criteria Helped Transform a Global Conglomerate

September 5, 2014

The Tata group—today a large Indian conglomerate whose many well-known brands include Jaguar Land Rover, Taj Hotels, Tetley, and Eight O'Clock Coffee...

Nine Organizations Selected for Site Visits for 2014 Baldrige Award

September 5, 2014

Nine U.S. organizations have been selected by the Baldrige Panel of Judges to receive site visits for the 2014 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the...

NIST DNA Analyst Webinar Series: Probabilistic Genotyping and Software Programs (Part 2)

Thu, Sep 18 2014

NIST hosted a series of free webinars focused on topics of interest to DNA analysts. This three-hour webinar was held on

Save the Date: NIST to Host International Symposium on Forensic Science Error Management, July 20-24, 2015

September 3, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is planning to host the International Symposium on Forensic Science Error Management: Detection...

NIST Team Honored for Work on Military Smartphone Apps, Security

September 3, 2014

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have earned a 2014 GCN Award for Information Technology Excellence for speeding development...

Engineer Rick Ayers makes sure commercial forensics tools for cell phones conform to required specifications by testing them on a number of phone models.

New Forensic Subcommittee on Digital Evidence Added to Organization of Scientific Area Committees

September 8, 2014

Digital evidence, one of the fastest growing areas of forensic science, will now have its own subcommittee in the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Brochure

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) brochure provides an overview of the CNST as a whole. It features separate...

Forensic Science Standards Effort Takes Shape as NIST Appoints Scientific Area Committees Members

September 3, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today named nearly 70 new members to the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC), the NIST...

NIST Exhibits at the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) 2014

Fri, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 18 2014

The 2014 SACNAS National Conference "Creativity, Vision, & Drive: Toward Full Representation in STEM" in Los Angeles, CA

NIST Exhibits at the Grace Hopper Conference 2014

Wed, Oct 8 - Fri, Oct 10 2014

The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is the World's Largest Gathering of Women Technologists. It is

NIST Exhibits at the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) 2014

Tue, Sep 23 - Fri, Sep 26 2014

The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) will hold

An Overview of Microwave‐assisted Techniques as Related to the Synthesis Nanomaterials, and the Associated Benefits of Very Accurate Temperature and Microwave Power Control

Tue, Jul 29 2014

In recent years the synthesis of nanomaterials has become a major topic in scientific research. In different chemical

Nano-Materials and Devices for Beyond CMOS Applications

Fri, Jul 11 2014

Transistor scaling to increase device density and performance has enabled the advancement of integrated circuit

Micro-Devices for Intra-Cellular Recordings in Awake Active Brains

Mon, Jun 30 2014

Much is known about the potential cellular and synaptic mechanisms of brain learning from in vitro studies; however, the

Memristive Nanodevices

Fri, Jun 27 2014

Developing electronics beyond Moore's Law requires revolutionary vision in novel devices, disruptive technologies, new

Using Ultrashort Optical Pulses to Shed New Light on Complex Matter

Wed, Jun 25 2014

Ultrashort optical spectroscopy (UOS) is the only experimental technique capable of probing the properties of complex

Growth of Low-Damping YIG Films and Spin Pumping of YIG Films

Mon, Jun 23 2014

If a magnetic field is applied to a magnetic material, the field produces a torque on the magnetization of the material

Resonant Micro and Nanoelectromechanical

Mon, Jun 23 2014

Resonant micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS and NEMS) have demonstrated a number of recent scientific

Nanoscale probing with single quantum dots

Thu, Jun 19 2014

The ability to position nanoscopic objects at precise locations on a surface is essential for a broad range of

The Casimir Force on Nanostructured Surfaces: Geometry and Finite Conductivity Effects

Fri, May 16 2014

The Casimir force is a quantum effect that strongly depends on not only the material properties but also the shape of

Prediction and Validation of Diffusion Coefficients in a Model Drug Delivery System

Wed, May 14 2014

Diffusion of drug and solvent in polymer-based drug delivery systems is of central significance to controlled drug

From Next Generation DNA Sequencing to the Novel Characterization of Biomolecular Fluctuations

Fri, May 2 2014

Nanoscale devices that address or detect individual molecules offer a new paradigm for sensing and have the potential to

Computational Studies of Energy-Related Materials

Thu, Apr 24 2014

Computational modeling plays an increasingly important role in the materials studies. Here we present our computational

Electrochemistry With Nanoelectrodes

Wed, Apr 23 2014

Nanometer-sized electrodes have drawn considerable interest in recent years. One of the reasons is that with

3-Dimensional Tracking of Non-blinking

Mon, Apr 21 2014

While semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have been used successfully in numerous single particle tracking (SPT) studies

Floating Catalyst CVD Syntheses of SWNTs for Thin Film Devices – Lessons Learned and Future Directions

Thu, Apr 17 2014

We discuss (n,m) distributions of our floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition (FFCVD) synthesis of SWCNTs from CO

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