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Physical Measurement Laboratory

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NIST Mini-sensor Measures Magnetic Activity in Human Brain

April 19, 2012

A miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed an important research milestone by

Imaging Complex Domain Wall Structures in Magnetic Nanostripes

April 18, 2012

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have used the scanning electron microscopy with

New Precision Measurement Laboratory at the NIST facility in Boulder, Colorado

Two New Advanced Laboratories Open at NIST Boulder and JILA

April 17, 2012

Two new advanced laboratory buildings for high-precision science and measurements have officially opened in Boulder, Colo., providing upgraded facilities to

New laboratories for world-renowned science

April 11, 2012

JILA, a joint institute of the University of Colorado Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology that has produced three Nobel Prize winners

In-Situ Observations Reveal How Nanoparticle Catalysts Lower Operating Temperatures in Fuel Cells

April 10, 2012

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and Arizona State University have used environmental transmission electron microscopy

Hyperspectral Imaging: Shedding New Light on Wound Healing

April 9, 2012

Clinicians who treat severe wounds may soon have powerful new diagnostic tools in the form of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) devices, calibrated to new NIST

Micromechanical Mirror Performs Under Pressure...Of Light

April 6, 2012

A team of scientists from PML's Quantum Measurement Division has designed and tested a novel device [1] that may lead to substantial progress in the new and

New Detector Design Improves Gamma-Ray Measurements

April 6, 2012

In the pursuit of precision measurements, nothing is simple, even when the apparatus employed appears to be utterly uncomplicated. An instructive case in point

Schematic diagram of the fast light experiment.

First, Fast, and Faster

April 6, 2012

Scientists in PML's Quantum Measurement Division have produced the first superluminal light pulses made by using a technique called four-wave mixing, creating

JILA Team Demonstrates 'A New Way of Lasing': A 'Superradiant' Laser

April 4, 2012

BOULDER, Colo. – Physicists at JILA have demonstrated a novel "superradiant" laser design, which has the potential to be 100 to 1,000 times more stable than the

Nanoscale Magnetic Media Diagnostics by Rippling Spin Waves

April 3, 2012

Memory devices based on magnetism are one of the core technologies of the computing industry, and engineers are working to develop new forms of magnetic memory

Researchers Validate Simplified Lateral Force Calibration Technique for Atomic Force Microscopy

March 28, 2012

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory have demonstrated that a simpler technique

'Nanoslinky': A Novel Nanofluidic Technology for DNA Manipulation and Measurement

March 20, 2012

Remember Slinky®, the coiled metal spring that "walks" down stairs with just a push, momentum and gravity? Researchers at the National Institute of Standards

Nanopower: Avoiding Electrolyte Failure in Nanoscale Lithium Batteries

March 20, 2012

It turns out you can be too thin—especially if you're a nanoscale battery. Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the

NIST Announces $2.6 Million in Funding for Novel Semiconductor Research

March 20, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals to support long-term research in next-generation semiconductor technology

Combining Centuries-Old Mathematical Theorems Provides an Efficient Approach for Characterizing the Shape of Nanoparticles

March 14, 2012

Gregg Gallatin, a researcher at the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, has shown that combining a nineteenth century flux theorem with an