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Atmospheric particles with long atmospheric lifetimes affect Earth's radiative balance. These particles typically consist of multiple chemical species. The
At the heart of nanotechnology is the need to create nanostructures, which are material structures whose dimensions are in the nanometer scale. Typically
To fabricate, measure, and model solid state implementations of atomically precise devices. Develop a robust infrastructure to fabricate prototype few-atom
The use of tissue/organ-on-a-chip systems is limited to endpoint and destructive measurements. Integration of electronic elements in these systems have proven
This project focuses on understanding the potential for nanoscale engineered materials to advance state-of-the-art spectroscopic techniques and foster the
To advance the development of nanometer-scale devices and systems, there is a need to image and characterize nanostructured materials very precisely and
In conjunction with NCI/NIH, NIST is developing methods to improve mRNA amplification from small biological samples. Typical sample processing requires
Our goal is to develop and demonstrate precise measurement methods that quantify the physical shape, critical dimensions (CD) and the structure of nanoscale
One of the major obstacles to incorporating nanotechnology into everyday products is the difficulty of making nanoscale structures inexpensively over large
Over the past decade nanoscale science has produced varied and fascinating nanostructures with an extraordinary range of interesting and useful properties. In
The Dynamic EUV Imaging and Spectroscopy for Microelectronics program in the Spin Electronics group makes use of an ultra-fast, coherent, extreme ultraviolet
Carbon nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene have an extraordinary combination of mechanical, electronic and thermal properties that make
To provide the necessary information for electronic material manufacturers to predict how and when failures will occur and enable lifetime analysis appropriate
Designing artificial intelligence (AI) from the device up could unlock improvements in critical metrics such as energy delay product and enable unique networks
Crystalline silicon is a desirable host material for solid state qubits due to potential for electrically controlled interactions between exquisitely isolated
Magnetic tunnel junctions, nanostructured by highly charged ions, are being probed and characterized to establish the foundation for novel magnetic random
The behavior and properties of macroscale objects are stable and predictable because they are the result of the average behavior of very large numbers of atoms
MATLAB Software [1-2] developed and referenced within Fluctuations and Nanoscale Control projects are available for download from this page. If you use this
This project provides methods, standards, and services for characterizing surface texture and microform in manufacturing, forensics, and science. We seek to
The program on magnetic random-access memory develops metrology to determine how spin currents can be generated and used to control and manipulate magnetization
To advance the development of miniaturized systems, there is a need to place nanostructured materials in very precise locations. Only then can practical
Because of the complexity of microbial communities, we are working to develop measurements that will enable more reproducible design and control over of such