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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...

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