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enNIST Scientists Use DNA Origami on a Chip to Detect Biomolecules
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/10/nist-scientists-use-dna-origami-chip-detect-biomolecules
Using strands of DNA to create miniature hinges that pop open or shut when binding to specific molecules, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a chip-scale device that has the potential to measure
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1864531Quantum Matters in Material Sciences (QMMS)
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2025/02/quantum-matters-material-sciences-qmms
As part of the JARVIS workshop series, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is organizing the 4 th Quantum Matters in Materials Science (QMMS) workshop in-person on Feb 19-20, 2025. The workshop will be focused on quantum
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0500Jennifer Gerlockhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1861586Tiny New Lasers Fill a Long-Standing Gap in the Rainbow of Visible-Light Colors, Opening New Applications
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/08/tiny-new-lasers-fill-long-standing-gap-rainbow-visible-light-colors-opening
Researchers have created orange, yellow and green lasers tiny enough to fit on a chip.
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1858966Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA) 2023 Workshop - Building a Unified Vision from Research to Regulation
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/09/photopolymer-additive-manufacturing-alliance-pama-2023-workshop-building
Description RadTech and NIST are thrilled to host the second in-person photopolymer additive manufacturing workshop in Boulder, Co. from September 18-19, 2023. The event is designed to enable candid, pre-competitive conversation regarding the state
Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400Theresa Thomashttps://www.nist.gov/node/1856486With Some Bumps, NIST Scientists Devise a Novel Way to Extend the Wavelength Range of Microcombs
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/06/some-bumps-nist-scientists-devise-novel-way-extend-wavelength-range
Microcombs – chip-scale devices that generate and measure frequencies of light with exquisite accuracy – have transformed timekeeping and boosted optical communications. However, their operation is typically limited to a narrow range of near-infrared
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1848521Spotlight: Chip-Scale Frequency Combs Can Be Integrated With Other Sensors
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/04/spotlight-chip-scale-frequency-combs-can-be-integrated-other-sensors
Frequency combs — specialized lasers that act like rulers to measure light — are now being brought down to a low-power, chip-scale form. NIST researchers David Long, Vladimir Aksyuk and their colleagues have developed frequency combs on a chip that
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1845526Researchers develop a new type of frequency comb that promises to further boost the accuracy of time keeping
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/03/researchers-develop-new-type-frequency-comb-promises-further-boost-accuracy
Chip-based devices known as frequency combs, which measure the frequency of light waves with unparalleled precision, have revolutionized time keeping, the detection of planets outside of our solar system and high-speed optical communication. Now
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1842476Bullseye! NIST Devises a Method to Accurately Center Quantum Dots Within Photonic Chips
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/03/bullseye-nist-devises-method-accurately-center-quantum-dots-within-photonic
Devices that capture the brilliant light from millions of quantum dots, including chip-scale lasers and optical amplifiers, have made the transition from laboratory experiments to commercial products. But newer types of quantum-dot devices have been
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1842266NIST Researchers Use Cellphone Compass to Measure Tiny Concentrations of Compounds Important for Human Health
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/04/nist-researchers-use-cellphone-compass-measure-tiny-concentrations
Nearly every modern cellphone has a built-in compass, or magnetometer, that detects the direction of Earth’s magnetic field, providing critical information for navigation. Now a team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and
Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1840941Heart-on-a-Chip: A Microfluidic Marvel Shaping the Future of Cardiovascular Research
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/02/heart-chip-microfluidic-marvel-shaping-future-cardiovascular-research
Researchers at NIST have developed bioelectronic devices capable of real-time measurements of cell behavior.
Tue, 06 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1838871Microwave Detectors and Multiplexing: NIST Researchers Help Astronomers Examine the Early Universe
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/microwave-detectors-and-multiplexing-nist-researchers-help-astronomers
Perched atop a high plateau in Chile’s Atacama Desert, a long-awaited observatory is beginning to take shape: the largest suite of ground-based telescopes devoted to studying the oldest light in the universe, radiation left over from the Big Bang
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1837601Cells’ Electric Fields Keep Nanoparticles at Bay, Scientists Confirm
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/cells-electric-fields-keep-nanoparticles-bay-scientists-confirm
The surprisingly strong effect could have implications for drug design and delivery.
Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1836976NIST Awards Nearly $3 Million to Small Businesses to Advance Semiconductor Manufacturing, Drug Development and More
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/12/nist-awards-nearly-3-million-small-businesses-advance-semiconductor
The grants will go to 15 small businesses in nine states under NIST's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.
Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1833346NIST Researchers Help Design a Prototype Quantum Computer
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/12/nist-researchers-help-design-prototype-quantum-computer
Researchers have created a prototype quantum computer with a record number of qubits—the analog of bits in an ordinary computer—capable of performing logical operations. The feat promises to be an important step towards building a practical quantum
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1833141Do the Bump: NIST Scientists Perfect Miniaturized Technique to Generate Precise Wavelengths of Visible Laser Light
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/11/do-bump-nist-scientists-perfect-miniaturized-technique-generate-precise
In research, sometimes the bumpy path proves to be the best one. By creating tiny, periodic bumps in a miniature racetrack for light, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues at the Joint Quantum
Tue, 28 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1831991NIST Team Develops Highest-Resolution Single-Photon Superconducting Camera
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/10/nist-team-develops-highest-resolution-single-photon-superconducting-camera
Researchers at NIST and their colleagues have built a superconducting camera containing 400,000 pixels — 400 times more than any other device of its type.
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1829086Imaging the Elusive Skyrmion
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/09/imaging-elusive-skyrmion
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with colleagues elsewhere have employed neutron imaging and a reconstruction algorithm to reveal for the first time the 3D shapes and dynamics of very small tornado-like atomic
Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1824191Unity in the Photon Community
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/09/unity-photon-community
The creation and detection of single photons (the smallest units of light) has grown in a few decades from an experimental laboratory pursuit to an important part of modern medicine, quantum processing, manufacturing, and more. Single photons are
Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1823931Quantum Matters in Materials Science Workshop
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/quantum-matters-materials-science-workshop
As a part of the JARVIS workshops series, NIST is organizing the 3rd Quantum Matters in Materials Science (QMMS) workshop in person on Feb 21-22, 2024. The workshop will be focused on quantum phenomena in emerging materials for next generation
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500Karen M. Startsmanhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1820826Spotlight: The Creative Minds Working Behind the Scenes on Agents of MRI Contrast
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/07/spotlight-creative-minds-working-behind-scenes-agents-mri-contrast
You might not recognize these two faces from such NIST social media hits as “microprinting with candy” and “molds for microparticles,” but they were behind that work the whole time. Meet NIST researchers Sam Oberdick and Gary Zabow, two of the
Fri, 07 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1820261New NIST Licensing Opportunity Teems with Potential Applications
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/07/new-nist-licensing-opportunity-teems-potential-applications
Max Planck, one of the Twentieth Century’s most eminent physicists, observed, "An experiment is a question that science poses to Nature, and a measurement is the recording of Nature’s answer.” The mission of the National Institute of Standards and
Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000Christopher Huntonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1817191NIST-Designed Photonic Chip Transforms a Single Beam of Light Into Multiple Beams, Each With a Panoply of Different Properties
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/06/nist-designed-photonic-chip-transforms-single-beam-light-multiple-beams
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a photonic circuit on a chip that transforms a single incoming beam of laser light into a panoply of new beams, each with a host of different optical properties
Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1816791Jun Ye: A Timely Profile
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/06/jun-ye-timely-profile
Physicist Jun Ye has a knack for making every second count—literally. At JILA, a joint research institute of the University of Colorado and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Ye and his colleagues recently built the world’s
Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1816446New Laser-Based Method Could Help Scientists Discover New Puncture-Resistant Materials
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/07/new-laser-based-method-could-help-scientists-discover-new-puncture
Using tiny laser-launched projectiles and troves of data, scientists can more quickly bridge the gap between a material’s microscopic properties and its real-world behavior.
Mon, 03 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1815506Three new NIST X-ray technology patents are prime licensing opportunities
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/06/three-new-nist-x-ray-technology-patents-are-prime-licensing-opportunities
David Gerrold, a prolific American author, and screenwriter, summarizes the progress of the last 120 years when he observes, “In the 20th century, we had a century where at the beginning of the century, most of the world was agricultural and industry
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000Christopher Huntonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1814566NIST Team Demonstrates Novel Way to Convert Heat to Electricity
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/05/nist-team-demonstrates-novel-way-convert-heat-electricity
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have fabricated a novel device that could dramatically boost the conversion of heat into electricity.
Fri, 19 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1744121NIST Scientists Develop Novel CT Scan Device for Integrated Circuits
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/04/nist-scientists-develop-novel-ct-scan-device-integrated-circuits
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have developed a novel tabletop device that takes three-dimensional X-ray (CT) images of integrated circuits. The highly detailed scans produced by the
Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1739416Manipulating Multiple Lasers on a Single Chip: Paving the Way for a New Generation of Quantum Devices
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/04/manipulating-multiple-lasers-single-chip-paving-way-new-generation-quantum
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed chip-scale devices for simultaneously manipulating the color, focus, direction of travel, and polarization of multiple beams of laser light. The ability to tailor
Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1739351NIST’s NanoFab Reopens its Doors to Universities, Industry, and Research Institutions
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/04/nists-nanofab-reopens-its-doors-universities-industry-and-research
In the Lilliputian world of nanofabrication, where billions of microscopic circuit elements are sculpted or imprinted on a fingernail-sized silicon chip, precision is paramount and access to the best fabrication tools a necessity. Since 2007
Mon, 03 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1738391Improved Chip-Scale Color Conversion Lasers Could Enable Many Next-generation Quantum Devices
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/03/improved-chip-scale-color-conversion-lasers-could-enable-many-next
In two new studies, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have greatly improved the efficiency and power output of a series of chip-scale devices that generate laser light at different colors while all using the
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1737716The FedTech Startup Studio’s Real-World Approach Advances Technology Transfer
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/03/fedtech-startup-studios-real-world-approach-advances-technology-transfer
Technology Transfer is an intensely dynamic field, and the process of moving federal scientific and technological research from the lab to the marketplace teems with original and innovative approaches. FedTech, a venture firm that was formed in 2015
Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000Christopher Huntonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1737176Workshop on Standards for Microphysiological Systems/Organ-Tissue on a Chip 2023
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/04/workshop-standards-microphysiological-systemsorgan-tissue-chip-2023
The Organ/Tissue on a Chip Engineering Standards Working Group will hold their first In-Person Workshop on April 27 & 28, 2023. The 2-day event will be held at the Michigan State University Campus in East Lansing, MI. We encourage all stakeholders
Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/173617619th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors (LTD19)
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/07/19th-international-workshop-low-temperature-detectors-ltd19
The 19th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors (LTD19) was an opportunity for researchers from around the world to exchange information about the science of cryogenic sensors, instruments based on these sensors, and applications of
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1729476Chip Circuit for Light Could Be Applied to Quantum Computations
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/01/chip-circuit-light-could-be-applied-quantum-computations
The ability to transmit and manipulate the smallest unit of light, the photon, with minimal loss, plays a pivotal role in optical communications as well as designs for quantum computers that would use light rather than electric charges to store and
Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1728996Unveiling the Universe: In 4 New Studies, NIST Explores Novel Ways to Hunt Dark Matter
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/12/unveiling-universe-4-new-studies-nist-explores-novel-ways-hunt-dark-matter
For decades, astronomers and physicists have been trying to solve one of the deepest mysteries about the cosmos: An estimated 85% of its mass is missing.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1727276Licensing Opportunities for NIST Technologies
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/11/licensing-opportunities-nist-technologies
New technologies are always invented in the labs at NIST every year. The researchers dedicate their time to discovering these new solutions to problems and finding innovative ways to push the bar forward in all scientific and technological sectors
Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000Marshall Childhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1725736Entering a New Phase: NIST Technique Simultaneously Locates Multiple Defects on Microchip Circuits
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/11/entering-new-phase-nist-technique-simultaneously-locates-multiple-defects
Defective computer chips are the bane of the semiconductor industry. Even a seemingly minor flaw in a chip packed with billions of electrical connections might cause a critical operation in a computer or other sensitive electronic device to fail. By
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1724861A Revolution Still in the Making: NIST Researchers Chart the Future of Nucleic Acid Nanotechnology
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/10/revolution-still-making-nist-researchers-chart-future-nucleic-acid
Trapped in a microscopic cage made of strands of DNA, molecules of a life-saving drug course through the bloodstream of a cancer patient. Only when receptors on the strands sense they’ve arrived at the right location—cancer cells overproducing a
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1723896NIST Awards Funding to Small Businesses to Advance Technologies for COVID Response, Manufacturing, Medical Diagnostics and More
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/nist-awards-funding-small-businesses-advance-technologies-covid-response
NIST has awarded more than $7 million in funding to 23 U.S. small businesses in 14 states.
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1717646No Fib: NIST Unmasks a Superfast Process for Nanoscale Machining
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/08/no-fib-nist-unmasks-superfast-process-nanoscale-machining
Cutting intricate patterns as small as several billionths of a meter deep and wide, the focused ion beam (FIB) is an essential tool for deconstructing and imaging tiny industrial parts to ensure they were fabricated correctly. When a beam of ions
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1714051