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Physicists Get Hot New Results With Cold Atoms

February 12, 1996

Using some of the coldest atoms in the universe, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have been able to observe exotic phenomena

New Year to Arrive Late Again This Year: Leap Second to be Added on Dec. 31

December 13, 1995

As it has many times before, the new year will get off to a late start when it is delayed for exactly one second to allow the world's atomic clocks to be

More Accurate Pricing 'In Store' For Consumers

October 30, 1995

The combined work of government and the private sector has resulted in a new examination procedure for price verification in the nation's marketplace, an effort

First Database for Atomic Spectroscopy Available from NIST

October 6, 1995

A computerized database for atomic spectroscopy will give physicists, chemists, astronomers, geologists and industry researchers easy access to the most

New Microlithography Method May Shrink Computer Chips Yet Again

August 31, 1995

A new form of microlithography that uses neutral atoms instead of light to write patterns on silicon has been demonstrated at the Commerce Department's National

Images Reveal Tiny Flaws in Films for Solar Panels and Large Flat-Panel Displays

July 27, 1995

Using a specially constructed instrument system, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado at Boulder

Physicists Create New State of Matter at Record Low Temperature

July 13, 1995

Physicists in Boulder, Colo., have achieved a temperature far lower than has ever been produced before and created an entirely new state of matter predicted

IBM and NIST Launch Cooperative Effort to Develop Applications for Advanced Physics Research

March 15, 1995

SOMERS, N.Y.—IBM and the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Physics Laboratory today announced a three-year cooperative research and development

Comparison Of UV Measurements Will Improve Forecasts

November 14, 1994

A recently completed Commerce Department field test will help environmental scientists worldwide more accurately measure ground-level changes in damaging

Boeing Takes Measure Of NIST Quick-Test Method

September 29, 1994

Inspection and process-control improvements achievable with a testing tool developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology recently prompted the

NIST Physicists Measure Coldest Temperature Ever

August 15, 1994

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—If it's too hot outside, a visit to the National Institute of Standards and Technology might provide some relief. Physicists here recently

New NIST Medical-Industrial Radiation Facility Will Help Develop New Technologies, Establish Standards

August 12, 1994

A new facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology is now available to ensure accurate radiation measurements in medicine and serve as a new

NIST's New 'Electronic Eye' Improves Accuracy For Lighting Industry

May 31, 1994

In colonial times, lamp makers relied on whale oil-based candles as a standard measure of light. Today, a new "electronic eye" developed at the National

Wait A Second, Let's Not Leap Into This Until June 30!

May 24, 1994

"I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark." – Thomas Hobbes, last words "Look ere ye leap." – Proverbs, John Heywood " Nature does not

Price Verification Tops Technical Program At NCWM 79th Annual Meeting

May 20, 1994

The 79th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures, July 17-21, 1994, in San Diego, Calif., will feature a special technical session on

U.S.-Canada Agree to Recognize Test Results for Weighing and Measuring Devices

May 16, 1994

Weights and measures officials in the United States and Canada have agreed to mutual recognition of test results and examinations of weighing and measuring

A Blink Of Technology: Femtosecond Chemistry Redefining Molecular Interactions

March 21, 1994

PITTSBURGH—Using ultrafast optics and lasers, physicists and chemists are opening a portal through which they can view the subtlest and quickest changes in

New NIST-Invented Device to Help Radiologists Improve Image Quality in Mammography

November 22, 1993

A new device invented at the National Institute of Standards and Technology will help radiologists improve image quality in mammography, one of medicine's most

Physicists Use Laser Light to Focus Atoms on Surfaces

November 4, 1993

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have successfully demonstrated a rapid new process for fabricating infinitesimally small

Weights and Measures Group to Work on Verifying Accuracy of Retail Prices

September 30, 1993

In response to nationwide public concern about price accuracy in retail stores, the National Conference on Weights and Measures has established a Working Group

Six Companies Join Industry/Government Consortium to Improve Biosensor Technology

July 21, 1993

One day in the not-too-distant future, your doctor likely will be able to dip a pen-sized electronic device in a few drops of blood and provide an instant

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