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It’s cool to be small. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have miniaturized the optical components required to cool atoms
Two new Standard Reference Materials from the National Institute of Standards and Technology give researchers and manufacturers a way to check the performance
In a technique known as DNA origami, researchers fold long strands of DNA over and over again to construct a variety of tiny 3D structures, including miniature
Conventional techniques for analyzing chemical composition, such as infrared (IR) microscopy often miss critically important nanoscale details. To overcome this
GaN nanowires grown by catalyst-free molecular beam epitaxy have the unique property that most nanowires are completely free of crystalline defects. This
As part of NIST's response to the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI), this project provides resources to address some of the challenges to the wider use of
The Chemical Sciences Division is helping to support nanotechnology research being conducted throughout NIST by developing and applying methods for the chemical
Yuanyuan Li, Matthew Kottwitz, Joshua L. Vincent, Zongyuan Liu, Michael J. Enright, Lihua Zhang, Jiahao Huang, Sanjaya D. Senanayake, Wei-Chang D. Yang, Peter A. Crozier, Ralph G. Nuzzo, Anatoly I. Frenkel
Oxide-supported noble metal catalysts have been extensively studied for decades for the water gas shift (WGS) reaction, a catalytic transformation central to a
Amber D. McCreary, Olga Kazakova, Deep Jariwala, Zakaria Al Balushi
The field of two-dimensional (2D) and layered materials continues to excite many researchers around the world who are eager to advance and innovate viable
Tae Joon Cho, Justin M. Gorham, John M. Pettibone, Jingyu Liu, Jiaojie Tan, Vincent A. Hackley
Despite the breadth and quality of published work in this area, it remains unclear how the specific properties of polyethyleneimine (PEI) and the methods
Canhui Wang, Wei-Chang D. Yang, David M. Raciti, Alina Bruma, Ronald Marx, Amit Agrawal, Renu Sharma
Sequestration and conversion of CO2 is a promising method for remedying climate change. However, current technologies remain limited due to infeasible system
An electron hologram is a fringe modulated image containing the amplitude and phase information of an electron transparent object. The HolograFREE routines
Raman scattering is a powerful light scattering technique used to diagnose the internal structure of molecules and crystals. In a light scattering experiment
Probe corrected 200kV analytic electron microscope
Resolves single atoms
Chemical analytic capability (EELS, EDS)
Highest resolution in electron optics (<0.1
Dual beam focused ion beam/scanning electron microscope (FESEM).
Focused ion beam using Ga atoms allows the patterning of objects at ~10 nm level (milling and
Field evaporates (with a voltage and laser pulse) a sharp tip-shaped specimen. Collects the ionization products in a position-sensitive, time-of-flight mass