NIST Boulder Microfab Lab Goes ‘Nano’ | NIST
NIST Boulder Microfabrication Facility Acquires Advanced Electron Beam Lithography Machine The NIST Boulder Microfabrication Facility (BMF)…
NIST Director Laurie Locascio Elected to National Academy of Engineering | NIST
Laurie Locascio, director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been elected to the National Academy of…
Scientists Greatly Expand the Frequencies Generated by a Miniature Optical Ruler | NIST
Scientists at NIST have significantly expanded the frequency range of a miniature optical ruler device called a microcomb. This device, which…
NIST Mini-sensor Measures Magnetic Activity in Human Brain | NIST
NIST has developed a miniaturized atomic magnetometer that can measure magnetic activity in the human brain. The sensor, about the size of a…
Researchers Validate Simplified Lateral Force Calibration Technique for Atomic Force Microscopy | NIST
Researchers from NIST have validated a simpler method for calibrating lateral sensitivity in atomic force microscopes (AFMs) that agrees with…
NIST Physicists Show ‘Molecules’ Made of Light May Be Possible | NIST
Researchers at NIST have made progress in creating “molecules” of light, a significant step towards building complex structures…
Gold Nano Anchors Put Nanowires in Their Place | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a new method for growing well-aligned semiconductor nanowires using gold nanoparticles as anchors. The…
Sixty-Four Staff Members Earn Departmental Bronze and Other NIST Awards | NIST
NIST Recognizes 64 Staff Members for Quantum and Other Advancements The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has honored 64…
NIST Increases the Speed of Superconducting Circuits by Advancing Josephson Junction Barrier Technology | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a new type of Josephson junction that could significantly increase the speed and density of superconducting…