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Electronics

Overview

In the realm of electrons and light, NIST provides the standards, develops the instruments and performs the calibrations necessary to keep both the smallest electronic components and the largest power grids running smoothly and safely.

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Measuring the Cosmos

Electronics Topics

Superconducting electronics

The Research

Projects & Programs

Chemical Functionalization and Manipulation of Nano Materials

Ongoing

This project focuses on understanding the potential for nanoscale engineered materials to advance state-of-the-art spectroscopic techniques and foster the

Electric Power Metrology and the Smart Grid

Ongoing

Our country's way of life depends on the electric power distribution system. Keeping the national electric grid in good working order -- and ensuring power is

Single Photonics and Quantum Information

Ongoing

The smallest unit of light is a "photon". Generation, manipulation and measurement of light at or near the fundamental limit of a photon can enhance the

Three-Dimensional Nanometer Metrology

Ongoing

We use physics theories to understand and simulate the interaction of electrons, light, and mechanical probes with nanometer-scale structures, devices and

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Publications

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Measuring the Cosmos

Scientists around the world use state-of-the-art telescopes to understand our universe.

Take a look under the hood and see the NIST technology that helps answer many cosmic questions.

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News

the D squared M squared CM device in action. Red and green cells filter through membranes to meet in the middle of an X pattern.

Paving the Way for Electronic Organs-on-a-Chip

It may sound like science fiction, but “organ on a chip” systems — devices capable of imitating the interaction of cells in a specific organ such as the lungs or liver — have begun to be used to test the effectiveness of drugs in the past few years. We use these systems to quantify the physical properties of cells, which provide information regarding the cells’ health before and after treatment

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Sounding Out a New Way to Measure Gas Flow

Mass Revolution: Kibble Balances for All

Improved Chip-Scale Color Conversion Lasers Could Enable Many Next-generation Quantum Devices

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Upcoming Events

Workshop on Standards for Microphysiological Systems/Organ-Tissue on a Chip 2023

Thu, Apr 27 - Fri, Apr 28 2023

The Organ/Tissue on a Chip Engineering Standards Working Group will hold their first In-Person Workshop on April 27 & 28