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Quantum Voltage Standard Delivered to BIPM

October 17, 2013

A PML team has delivered a state-of-the-art 10 V voltage standard to the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), where it will serve as the

New Explanation for Key Step in Anthrax Infection Proposed by NIST and USAMRIID

August 20, 2013

A new hypothesis concerning a crucial step in the anthrax infection process has been advanced by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and

Image output from a 3D laser scanning measurement system.

Collaboration with Industry Leads to Improved Forensics Work and Industry Growth

August 20, 2013

Three-dimensional (3D) scanners used at crime scenes for forensic investigations are not just the stuff of prime time television. Investigators and crime

Spraying Mosquitoes . . . with Gamma Rays

August 16, 2013

A recently announced malaria vaccine – found to be 100 % effective in a small human sample – was years in the making, and its creators had to overcome many

Yuqin Zong with LED timetime test enclosure

LEDs Get a Life Sentence

August 15, 2013

The light-emitting diode (LED) appears on track to become the light of our lives. Switching to bright, energy-efficient, durable, and environmentally friendly

The Persistence of Memory: Looking into MRAM

August 5, 2013

Many in the electronics industry want to change how memories are made. So PML scientists are exploring the physics and developing the metrology required to do

New NIST Standard Reference Material to Help Calibrate Hospital CAT Scanners

July 23, 2013

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new standard reference material (SRM), the first such measurement tool

NIST Releases Updates to Digital Signature Standard

July 23, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a revision to the digital standard used to ensure the integrity of electronic documents

Making the Case for History

July 1, 2013

The original Declaration of Independence on display at the National Archives reaches its 237th anniversary this year protected by NIST science and engineering

Promoting Nanomaterial Manufacturing by Characterizing and Minimizing Environmental Risks

June 26, 2013

While nanomaterials have led to major advances in key U.S. industries, especially the semiconductor industry, their technological promises and possibilities are

Three Presidential Innovation Fellows Begin Work at NIST

June 25, 2013

Three of this year's Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) began work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on June 18, 2013, helping the

Microscopy Technique Could Help Computer Industry Develop 3-D Components

June 25, 2013

A technique developed several years ago at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for improving optical microscopes now has been applied to

MRI Phantoms: Moving to the Next Stage

June 21, 2013

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become an indispensable tool for diagnosing, treating, and understanding a host of medical conditions, and the technology

New AC Voltage Devices: Factor of Three Improvement in Uncertainty

June 18, 2013

After years of effort and scores of iterations, PML researchers have developed a new generation of devices that can reduce the uncertainties in ac voltage

First Observation of Spin Hall Effect in a Quantum Gas Is Step Toward 'Atomtronics'

June 5, 2013

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have reported the first observation of the "spin Hall effect" in a Bose-Einstein

Luggage Screening Standards Prove Their Value

June 5, 2013

Every month, between 50 and 70 million passengers travel through U.S. airports, toting more than 30 million pieces of luggage destined for aircraft cargo holds

Closing the Last Bell-test Loophole for Photons

June 3, 2013

An international team of researchers has reached a milestone in experimental confirmation of a key tenet of quantum mechanics, using ultra-sensitive photon

New Filtration Material Could Make Petroleum Refining Cheaper, More Efficient

May 23, 2013

A newly synthesized material might provide a dramatically improved method for separating the highest-octane components of gasoline. Measurements at the National

A NIST team has created an ultraviolet (UV) metamaterial formed of alternating nanolayers of silver (green) and titanium dioxide (blue)

The Better to See You With: Scientists Build Record-Setting Metamaterial Flat Lens

May 23, 2013

For the first time, scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new type of lens that bends and focuses

Innovation in Spectroscopy Could Improve Greenhouse Gas Detection

May 14, 2013

Detecting greenhouse gases in the atmosphere could soon become far easier with the help of an innovative technique* developed by a team at the National

New 3D Defect Detection Fills Important Industry Gap

May 13, 2013

As device manufacturing technologies sizes shrink beyond 22 nm and increase in complexity, defects become more detrimental to device performance and harder to

SRC, NIST Introduce Second Phase of Nanoelectronics Research Initiative with $5 Million in Annual Funding to Develop Post-CMOS Electronics

May 8, 2013

Additional Media Contact: SRC: Dan Francisco 916-293-9030 GAITHERSBURG, Md. – The Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and the National Institute of

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