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Scientists have demonstrated the first reproducible, controllable silicon transistors that are turned on and off by the motion of individual electrons. The
As nanoscale circuits continue to shrink, electrical resistivity increases in the wiring and limits the maximum circuit speed. A new simulation program
A series of copper ridges nearly doubles the resolution of experimental X-ray sensors, enabling more precise identification of the X-ray "fingerprints" of
The National Institute of Stanards and Technology has posted the results of the NIST 2005 Machine Translation Evaluation (MT-05), part of an ongoing series
Companies and research organizations are invited to collaborate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and SEMATECH in the development
Sensors that detect and count single photons, the smallest quantities of light, with 88 percent efficiency have been demonstrated by physicists at the National
Chip-scale refrigerators capable of reaching temperatures as low as 100 milliKelvin have been used to cool bulk objects for the first time, researchers at the
Carbon nanotubes—a hot nanotechnology with many potential uses—may find one of its quickest applications in the next generation of standards for optical power
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed tiny magnetic sensors in a "zigzag" shape that are simpler in design and
Researchers from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reported today they have developed methods for characterizing
New methods reported today by researchers from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the IBM T.J. Watson Research
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and International SEMATECH (ISMT) announced today the new NIST/Sematech e
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Seven current and former members of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Boulder Laboratories shared in a Silver Medal award from the Department for their roles in
Certifying new telecommunications equipment as compliant with federal and foreign requirements to prevent radio-wave interference should be cheaper and faster
Researchers from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology and Bell Laboratories of Lucent Technologies have teamed to produce a
A wide range of issues important to the U.S. semiconductor industry—and a strategy to correct what some experts see as a potentially dangerous trend of
It just got easier to assemble smart sensors and actuators—digital devices that function much like eyes, ears and hands—into control networks that monitor and
Many U.S. biotech firms are working to develop new medical diagnostics, pharmaceuticals and sensors based on DNA, genetically engineered proteins and other
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Energy Department's Sandia National Laboratories and the private sector's SEMATECH
Twenty-three semiconductor research projects are advancing efforts to provide key measurements labeled as critical by the industry for the production of next
In an effort to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. electronics industry, materials and electronics experts from industry, government and universities met
Electronic engineers, materials scientists, designers and others engaged in the development and manufacture of microelectronic products are invited to submit
The Commerce Department and the U.S. semiconductor industry next month will celebrate the 40th anniversary of a partnership in a field that has enabled such