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New way to use neutrons to detect electric fields in spaces
Technique could permit detection of electric fields in hard-to-reach places, with potential security value.
A new type of coupled Quantum dots system in graphene
For the first time, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created and imaged a new pair of quantum dots...
This new camera may potentially detect extraterrestrial life, dark matter
High-resolution camera made of 1,024 sensors that count single photons, or particles of light.
Measuring temperature with invisible light
The most common way to check if someone has a fever without a thermometer is to feel the forehead or neck with the back...
Researchers Boost Intensity of Nanowire LEDs
Nanowire gurus at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that, thanks to a special type of...
New antenna evaluation method could help boost 5G network capacity
Selecting optimal antenna designs for future fifth-generation (5G) devices.
NIST atomic clocks now keep time well enough to improve models of Earth
A newly developed experimental atomic clock can precisely tick to improve timekeeping and navigation. It additionally can detect signals from gravity, the early universe and...
How microscopic machines can fail within seconds?
To what extent can tiny gears and other microscopic moving parts last before they destroy? What are the warning signs that these segments are...
New device widens light beams by 400 times
Scientists at the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) have developed an efficient converter that enlarges the diameter of a light beam by...
Do kitchen items shed antimicrobial nanoparticles after use?
Silver nanoparticles measuring between one and 100 nanometers (billionth of a meter) in size are being incorporated outside the United States into a variety...
Redefining the kilogram: A turning point for humanity
The kilogram is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), and is defined as being equal to the mass...
Signs of interactive form of quantum matter
For the first ever time, JILA scientists have confined groups of a couple of atoms and precisely estimated their multi-particle cooperations inside an atomic clock....
New method to measure 3D polymer processing precisely
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a novel method based on light-based atomic force microscopy (AFM), named sample-coupled-resonance photorheology...
New electro-optic laser pulses 100 times faster than usual ultrafast light
Using common electronics, NIST scientists have developed a laser that pulses 100 times more often than conventional ultrafast lasers. This newly developed laser is expected...
Laser ranging can see 3D objects melting in fires
Using Laser detection and ranging (LADAR) system, scientists at the NIST have imaged three-dimensional (3D) objects melting in flames. Doing this, they got a precise, safe and...
New instrument helps scientists see what they couldn’t see before
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have to build a new custom-instrument that enables scientists to glimpse moment-by-moment changes in materials on...
How reliable are turtles for measuring ocean trash and marine health?
Marine debris, including plastics, paper, wood, metal, and other manufactured materials are found on beaches worldwide and at all depths of the ocean. About...
To improve auto coatings, new tests do more than scratch the surface
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new suite of tests for simulating scratching processes on automobile clearcoats. Data from...
Introducing the Smart Mirror
Lasers assume jobs in many assembling forms, from welding auto parts to making engine segments with 3D printers. To control these tasks, makers must...
NIST shows laser ranging can see 3D objects melting in fires
Using laser detection and ranging (LADAR) system melting 3D objects, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have set an example of a precise,...
First nanometer-scale measurements of the folded structure of biomolecules in liquids
Scientists have previously developed a spectroscopy technique to measure a material's topography and chemical composition with nanometer-scale. Now NIST scientists came up with little improvement...