JILA Unveils Improved Molecular Fingerprinting for Trace Gas Detection Optical frequency comb aids in atmospheric, security applications
Thu, 10/21/2010 - 15:46
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Scientists at JILA and collaborators have demonstrated an improved laser-based “molecular fingerprinting” technique that picks out traces of key hydrogen-containing molecules and other molecules from a billion other… NIST’s MEP Awards $9.1M for Projects to Enhance U.S. Competitiveness Funded areas include wind energy industry and advanced manufacturing simulation
Thu, 10/21/2010 - 15:42
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has awarded $9.1 million in cooperative agreements for 22 projects designed to enhance the productivity,… NIST Grants $50 Million for the Construction of Five Science Facilities Facilities to be located in New York, Nevada, Michigan, Maine, and California
Wed, 10/20/2010 - 15:44
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a total of $50 million in grants to five institutions to support the construction of new scientific research facilities that will explore topics… Metric Week Begins 10/10/10 Embrace metrics. And our old system? Forget about it!
Fri, 10/01/2010 - 12:51
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Every day is a metric day at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). But that won’t stop the agency from celebrating Metric Week, held annually the week of Oct. 10—the tenth day of the tenth month.… NIST Experiment Proves Your Head Is Older Than Your Feet NIST time-dilation experiments test Einstein’s theories of relativity
Thu, 09/30/2010 - 06:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Scientists have long known that time passes faster at higher elevations—a curious aspect of Einstein’s theories of relativity that previously has been measured by comparing clocks on the Earth’s surface and a high-flying… Product News: NX CMM Inspection Programming First To Be DMSC-Certified The goal of an information exchange standard is interoperability
Tue, 09/21/2010 - 13:41
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Siemens PLM Software’s new NX CMM Inspection Programming application, the latest addition to the NX software part-manufacturing solutions, has become the first inspection programming software application officially… 16 Organizations Chosen to Receive Site Visits for 2010 Baldrige Award Award recipients are expected to be announced in late November
Wed, 09/15/2010 - 12:17
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The panel of judges for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest recognition for organizational performance excellence, has selected 16 organizations for the final review stage for the 2010 award… The Perfect Nanocube: Precise Control of Size, Shape, and Composition Perfect cubes down to 3.4 nanometers
Mon, 09/13/2010 - 06:00
With growing interest in using nanoparticles for everything from antibacterial socks to medical imaging to electronic devices, the need to understand the environmental, health, and safety risks of these particles also grows. Researchers at the… Micro Rheometer is Latest Lab-on-a-Chip Device can take much smaller sample measurements of complex fluids
Wed, 09/08/2010 - 06:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a microminiaturized device that can perform complex viscosity measurements—critical data for a wide variety of… Extreme Darkness: Carbon Nanotube Forest Covers NIST’s Ultra-Dark Detector Laser power detector reflects almost no light across the visible part of the infrared spectrum
Thu, 08/19/2010 - 06:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- NIST will use the new ultra-dark detector, described in a new paper in Nano Letters, to make precision laser power measurements for advanced technologies such as optical communications, laser-based manufacturing, solar…