Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division

Our mission is to develop integrated microsystems by advancing the state of the art in nanofabrication, enabling the transfer of NIST measurement technologies to the industrial, academic, and government communities.

News and Updates

NIST Publishes a Beginner’s Guide to DNA Origami

January 8, 2021

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

A new twist on measuring spin: NIST Develops Microresonator to Study Electron Spin in Small Volumes

November 17, 2020

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a device to detect a quantum property of electrons, known as spin, in

A novel, low-cost method detects nanoscale contaminants during manufacture of semiconductor devices

October 19, 2020

As computer chips and other electronic devices continue to shrink in size, they become ever more sensitive to contamination. However, detecting the nanoscale

What Laser Color Do You Like?

October 13, 2020

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have developed a microchip technology that can convert

Projects and Programs

Electroacoustic Wave-Based Flow Sensors

Applications such as single cell measurements of protein content (e.g., antibodies, surface markers), low analyte concentration (e.g., biomarkers), and

A high-finesse Fabry-Perot interferometer

Fabry-Perot Displacement Interferometry

High-resolution Fabry-Perot interferometry is being developed and employed for demanding applications in mechanical displacement metrology.

Electronic Biophysical Measurements

Chipscale electronic devices such as field-effect transistors (FETs) are being developed for biochemical applications ranging from clinical diagnostics to

Frequency Conversion Interfaces for Photonic Quantum Systems

Optical frequency conversion, in which the color of light is changed, is a process that has numerous applications in physics and technology. For example, green

Software

Cover page for Nanolithography Toolbox manual

CNST Nanolithography Toolbox

October 5, 2016

The Nanolithography Toolbox is a platform-independent software package for scripted lithography pattern layout generation. The Center for Nanoscale Science and

MOSAIC

MOSAIC is a modular single-molecule analysis toolbox to decode multi-state single-molecule and nanopore time-series data. Read the documentation for additional

Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division

News and Updates

NIST Publishes a Beginner’s Guide to DNA Origami

A new twist on measuring spin: NIST Develops Microresonator to Study Electron Spin in Small Volumes

A novel, low-cost method detects nanoscale contaminants during manufacture of semiconductor devices

What Laser Color Do You Like?

Projects and Programs

Electroacoustic Wave-Based Flow Sensors

Fabry-Perot Displacement Interferometry

Electronic Biophysical Measurements

Frequency Conversion Interfaces for Photonic Quantum Systems

Software

CNST Nanolithography Toolbox

MOSAIC

Awards

2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Arvind Balijepalli, Curt Richter

2020 Rising Stars of Light Final Winners - Amit Agrawal

2020 Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award

2020 Excellence in Research in Physical Science - John Villarrubia

Contacts

Division Chief and Deputy Division Chief