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Electronics

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.

The Research

Projects & Programs

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Chemical Functionalization and Manipulation of Nano Materials

Completed
This project focuses on manipulating nanomaterials, including weakly bonded van der Waals systems, and probing emergent phenomena in these nanoengineered systems to impact technologies such as nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, quantum sensing, and quantum computing. Developing processes to
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Electric Power Metrology and the Smart Grid

Ongoing
Major advancements in electric power generation, transmission, distribution and loads over the last 20 years have led to improvements, reliability, robustness, efficiency and energy security unlike anything from the proceeding 80 years. Combined, this power grid modernization has been called the
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Single Photonics and Quantum Information

Ongoing
One of the activities in this group is the development of single photon technologies for quantum information science and technology. We work closely with the Nanostructure Fabrication and Metrology Project on the generation of novel non-classical states of light and the detection of single photons
The excellent agreement of measured and simulated TSOM images allow for more reliable quantitative results

Three-Dimensional Nanometer Metrology

Ongoing
Important physical and chemical properties of nanometer scale devices and structures depend on their shape and size. The benefits of nano are already increasing many applications, and are expected to grow significantly. For these applications, measurement accuracy is a fundamental measurement
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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 and Updates

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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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President Trump Secures $200B Investment from Micron Technology for Memory Chip Manufacturing in the United States

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NIST Moonlight Data Will Help Satellites Get a More Accurate Look at Earth

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Todd Younkin Steps Down from Department of Commerce’s Industrial Advisory Committee

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Blog Posts

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High-Flying Science: How and Why We Sent a Refrigerator Halfway to Space

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What’s in a Name? The Magnetic Weber 

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Curiosity to Career: Encouraging Students to Pursue STEM Education

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