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Unusually Stable Glasses May Benefit Drugs, Coatings

December 7, 2006

Just spray and chill. That sums up a new approach to making remarkably stable glassy materials from organic (carbon-containing) molecules that could lead to

NIST scientist David Jacobson prepares an experimental fuel cell for real-time imaging

NIST's New Advanced Imaging Facility Peers Inside Hydrogen Fuel Cells

August 15, 2006

GAITHERSBURG, MD –Thanks to a new and improved imaging instrument at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), scientists

Researchers Peg Magnetism as Key Driver of High-Temperature Superconductivity

July 6, 2006

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—When it comes to superconductivity, magnetic excitations may top good vibrations. Writing in the July 6, 2006, issue of Nature, scientists

A crystal diagram shows the triangle-shaped atomic structure of nickel gallium sulfide, which may have an unusual magnetic "liquid" state at low temperatures

Novel Material May Demonstrate Long-Sought 'Liquid' Magnetic State

September 8, 2005

GAITHERSBURG, MD—A novel material that may demonstrate a highly unusual "liquid" magnetic state at extremely low temperatures has been discovered by a team of

NIST Scientist Honored for Neutron Probe Advances

June 30, 2005

Through pioneering contributions that have expanded the capabilities of a class of specialized instruments that use neutrons to probe materials, Charles

Can Nanotubes Be Engineered to Superconduct? Study Suggests Promising New Avenues for Nanotube Research

September 20, 2002

Superconducting nanotubes may lie on the technology horizon, suggests a theoretical study recently published by researchers from the Commerce Department's

Researchers Say 'Frustrated Magnets' Hint at Broader Organizing Principle in Nature

August 22, 2002

When "frustrated" by their arrangement, magnetic atoms surrender their individuality, stop competing with their neighbors and then practice a group version of

OSTP Report Assesses Status of NIST Neutron Center, Other U.S. Facilities

June 27, 2002

A new report issued by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy finds that neutron probes are becoming increasingly indispensable research tools

How Cold! New Partnership to Use Chilled Neutrons to Solve Cell Membrane Puzzles

February 19, 2002

Cell membrane researchers are eagerly bracing for a long-awaited cold wave. A new partnership involving the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST

Upgrades At NIST Cold Neutron Research Facility Benefit Advanced Materials Research

January 26, 1996

Upgrades at the Cold Neutron Research Facility of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md., are enabling

Neutron Lifetime Measurements Give Clues on Origin of the Universe

April 20, 1995

Precise measurements of the neutron lifetime are yielding clues about how subatomic particles coalesced into the elements that formed our universe after the so

Federal Scientists Develop New Ways to Measure Hydrogen in Metals and Other Materials

August 22, 1993

Failed turbine blades, fouled silicon chips, faltering superconductors. Blame them on hydrogen. Hydrogen poses problems when too much of it gets into processed

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