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News and Updates
NIST Study Aims to Improve Utility of the Scanning Electron Microscope
Using an electron beam to image the tiniest of defects and patterns on microchips, the scanning electron microscope (SEM) has long been a mainstay of the semiconductor industry. But as the industry continues to miniaturize chip components—essential for computers, implantable drug dispensers, cell phones, and other devices—the demand for ever-more detailed information from SEM images has grown
A Physicist and Steampunk Enthusiast Explores Thermodynamics in the Quantum World
Profile: Quantum Physicist Alexey Gorshkov Tackles the Big Problems
Twisted Science: NIST Researchers Find a New Quantum Ruler to Explore Exotic Matter
Blog Posts
Unlocking Our World’s Earliest Secrets — One Tiny Electron at a Time
Why do we exist? It’s a big question — and one that some of NIST’s early universe detectives are getting closer to answering.
From Pokémon to Physics: My Journey of Perseverance Into Research
Top 7 NIST Visuals of 2019
