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R&D 100 Award for New NIST/UMD Neutron Detector

July 9, 2008

A new ultrasensitive, high bandwidth neutron detector developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland (UMD...

NIST Assists in Solar Stake-Out to Improve Space Weather Forecasts

July 9, 2008

The sun is about to undergo unremitting scrutiny. About six times each minute of every hour for at least five years, a soon-to-be launched NASA satellite will...

Standards Set for Energy-Conserving LED Lighting

June 24, 2008

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with national standards organizations, have taken the lead in developing...

Exposing the Sensitivity of Extreme Ultraviolet Photoresists

June 24, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have confirmed that the photoresists used in next-generation semiconductor...

'Electron Trapping' May Impact Future Microelectronics Measurements

June 24, 2008

Using an ultra-fast method of measuring how a transistor switches from the "off" to the "on" state, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and...

NIST/NIH Micromagnets Show Promise as Colorful 'Smart Tags' for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

June 18, 2008

BOULDER, Colo.—Customized microscopic magnets that might one day be injected into the body could add color to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), while also...

In this photo montage of actual quantum images, two laser beams coming from the bright glare in the distance transmit images of a cat-like face at two slightly different frequencies

Physicists Produce Quantum-Entangled Images

June 12, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, MD—Using a convenient and flexible method for creating twin light beams, researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) of the Commerce...

'Nanoglassblowing' Seen as Boon to Study of Individual Molecules

June 10, 2008

While the results may not rival the artistry of glassblowers in Europe and Latin America, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Photograph of circuit used in NIST's Johnson noise thermometry system.

NIST's Novel 'Noise Thermometry' May Help Redefine International Unit of Temperature

June 10, 2008

After seven years of work, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a system that relies on the "noise" of jiggling...

Everything You Want To Know About SI (But Were Afraid to Ask)

June 10, 2008

Relax, even scientists can sometimes use help when making conversions and measurements with the modern metric system, the International System of Units (known...

EEEL Researchers Develop Novel Attenuator for High-energy Lasers

June 2, 2008

A laser attenuator having a well-known and stable attenuation can extend the usefulness of an optical power meter for laser radiometry. The challenge of...

Artist rendition of a tiny robot approaching a malfunctioning red blood cell

Learn About 'NIST and Nanosoccer' from New Web Site and Video

May 28, 2008

If you love soccer but don't want to wait until the next World Cup in 2010 to satisfy your appetite for the most popular game on Earth, the National Institute...

NIST Staff Honored for Technology Transfer

May 28, 2008

John Lehman, Chris Cromer and Xiaoyu Li of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have received a 2008 Award for Excellence in Technology...

A photograph of a typical nanosoccer robot compared in size to red blood cells.

Public Invited to See Nanosoccer Robots in Action in Pittsburgh

May 13, 2008

Nanosoccer returns to the field later this month, when the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosts for the second time the world's most...

NIST Offers U.S. Interpretations of Recent SI (Metric) Changes

May 13, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new American version of the English language SI Brochure, the eighth edition of the...

Record-setting Laser May Aid Searches for Earthlike Planets

May 13, 2008

Scientists at the University of Konstanz (Germany) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an ultrafast laser that...

Two New Honors for NIST Physicists

April 29, 2008

David Wineland, physicist and fellow of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is a 2008 recipient of a Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Award...

NIST World Metrology Day Forum Focuses on Anti-Doping Advances

April 29, 2008

Thomas Hicks won the 1904 Olympic Games marathon in St. Louis, Mo., with a little help from his friends—two doses of strychnine, raw eggs and a brandy chaser...

High-Flying Electrons May Provide New Test of Quantum Theory

April 29, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Max Planck Institute for Physics in Germany believe they can achieve a significant...

NIST Signs Cooperative Agreement with U-Albany Nano College

April 21, 2008

Albany, N.Y. – The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today with the College...

Colorized micrograph of a NIST chip combining four micro-refrigerators with a superconducting sensor

NIST Micro Sensor and Micro Fridge Make Cool Pair

April 15, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have combined two tiny but powerful NIST inventions on a single microchip, a cryogenic...

Image of the creation of nanodrop 'test tubes'

'Nanodrop' Test Tubes Created with a Flip of a Switch

April 15, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new device that creates nanodroplet "test tubes" for studying...

Bon MOT: Innovative Atom Trap Catches Highly Magnetic Atoms

April 1, 2008

A research team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland has succeeded in cooling atoms of a rare-earth...

All Done With Mirrors: NIST Microscope Tracks Nanoparticles in 3-D

March 18, 2008

A clever new microscope design allows nanotechnology researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to track the motions of...

NIST Team Proves Bridge from Conventional to Molecular Electronics Possible

March 18, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have set the stage for building the "evolutionary link" between the microelectronics of...

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