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NIST Demonstrates Significant Improvement in the Performance of Solar-Powered Hydrogen Generation
Release Date: 05/14/2013 Using a powerful combination of microanalytic techniques that simultaneously image photoelectric current and chemical reaction rates across a … more
Researchers Determine Critical Factors for Improving Performance of a Solar Fuel Catalyst
Release Date: 10/03/2012 False-color scanning electron micrographs of cross-sectioned hematite films grown by sputter deposition and then annealed at two different … more
NIST Measurement Advance Could Speed Innovation in Solar Devices
Release Date: 07/25/2012 A new versatile measurement system devised by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) accurately and quickly … more
NIST Hydrogen Fuel Materials Test Facility Starts Delivering Data
Release Date: 05/15/2012 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have published their first archival paper based on data from the … more
NIST Measurements May Help Optimize Organic Solar Cells
Release Date: 03/06/2012 Organic solar cells may be a step closer to market because of measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and … more
Iron ‘Veins’ Are Secret of Promising New Hydrogen Storage Material
Release Date: 08/30/2011 With a nod to biology, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have a new approach to the problem of safely … more
Solar Cell Technology Opportunities: Looking To a Bright, Sunny Future
Release Date: 04/26/2011 What are the major technology challenges to future growth in the solar-cell industry? Where are the big-bang-for-the-buck R&D investment … more
Ground Broken for New Green Technology and Fire Safety Facilities
Release Date: 03/30/2011 On March 25, 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) held a groundbreaking ceremony at its Gaithersburg, Md., campus for … more
Here Comes the Sun: NIST Radio Station WWVH in Hawaii Adds Solar Power
Release Date: 02/15/2011 The sun is now a significant power source for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) radio station WWVH, which broadcasts time … more
From Hydrogen Fuel Stations to Bean Counters, NIST Weights and Measures Works to Meet Market Needs
Release Date: 08/17/2010 State regulators, meter manufacturers and hydrogen gas producers concerned with developing markets for hydrogen fuel; farmers seeking to more … more
NIST Scientists Address ‘Wrinkles’ in Transparent Film Development
Release Date: 03/30/2010 A closer look at a promising nanotube coating that might one day improve solar cells has turned up a few unexpected wrinkles, according to new … more
Paintable Electronics? NIST Studies Spray-On Manufacturing of Transistors
Release Date: 03/30/2010 A multidisciplinary research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has found* that an organic semiconductor may be a … more
Layered Graphene Sheets Could Solve Hydrogen Storage Issues
Release Date: 03/16/2010 Graphene--carbon formed into sheets a single atom thick--now appears to be a promising base material for capturing hydrogen, according to recent … more
Future of Hydrogen Fuel Flows Through New NIST Test Facility
Release Date: 02/16/2010 If hydrogen is ever to play a significant role as a clean, everyday energy source, it will need a safe and reliable distribution system. To pave … more
New NIST Method Accelerates Stability Testing of Soy-Based Biofuel
Release Date: 01/13/2009 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a method to accelerate stability testing of biodiesel fuel made from … more |
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