- Office of Naval Research Program Reviewby Sabina Mohan on October 9, 2025 at 4:00 am
The purpose of this event is to review Office of Naval Research (ONR) Multi-University Research Initiatives (MURIs) and Basic and Applied Research (BAR) projects. The 2025 ONR MURI and BAR Review hosted by the Physical Measurement Laboratory at NIST
- NIST Researchers Probe the Mass of the Electron Neutrinoby Pamela L Corey on September 29, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Neutrinos are the lightest elementary particles in the universe. But exactly how much do they weigh? For three decades, physicists have sought answers to this question because the masses of the three known types of neutrinos – electron, tau, and muon
- NIST Researchers Develop More Accurate Formula for Measuring Particle Concentrationby Sarah Henderson on August 20, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The new method will be useful in various fields, including nanomedicine, food science, environmental science and advanced manufacturing.
- Artificial Intelligence for Materials Science (AIMS) Workshopby Crissy Robinson on July 9, 2025 at 4:00 am
As part of the JARVIS workshop series, the 6th Artificial Intelligence for Materials Science (AIMS) workshop will be held as an in-person only event at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) located at 9700 Great Seneca Highway in
- Bioinspired Materials Can Take a Punchby Sarah Henderson on June 24, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Scientists develop new impact-resistant material based on the exoskeleton of the mantis shrimp.
- NIST Team Uses Neutron Beams to Authenticate Historic Coins and Spot Fakesby Pamela L Corey on April 29, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Imaging antique coins with beams of low-energy neutrons, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have demonstrated a method to distinguish century-old coins from fakes. Authenticating coins is
- NIST Study Aims to Improve Utility of the Scanning Electron Microscopeby Pamela L Corey on April 25, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Using an electron beam to image the tiniest of defects and patterns on microchips, the scanning electron microscope (SEM) has long been a mainstay of the semiconductor industry. But as the industry continues to miniaturize chip components—essential
- Quantum Matters in Material Sciences (QMMS)by Jennifer Gerlock on February 19, 2025 at 5:00 am
As part of the JARVIS workshop series, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is organizing the 4 th Quantum Matters in Materials Science (QMMS) workshop in-person on Feb 19-20, 2025. The workshop will be focused on quantum
- NIST Scientists Use DNA Origami on a Chip to Detect Biomoleculesby Pamela L Corey on October 17, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Using strands of DNA to create miniature hinges that pop open or shut when binding to specific molecules, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a chip-scale device that has the potential to measure
- Tiny New Lasers Fill a Long-Standing Gap in the Rainbow of Visible-Light Colors, Opening New Applicationsby Pamela L Corey on August 28, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Researchers have created orange, yellow and green lasers tiny enough to fit on a chip.
- With Some Bumps, NIST Scientists Devise a Novel Way to Extend the Wavelength Range of Microcombsby Pamela L Corey on June 5, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Microcombs – chip-scale devices that generate and measure frequencies of light with exquisite accuracy – have transformed timekeeping and boosted optical communications. However, their operation is typically limited to a narrow range of near-infrared
- Spotlight: Chip-Scale Frequency Combs Can Be Integrated With Other Sensorsby Sarah Henderson on April 2, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Frequency combs — specialized lasers that act like rulers to measure light — are now being brought down to a low-power, chip-scale form. NIST researchers David Long, Vladimir Aksyuk and their colleagues have developed frequency combs on a chip that
- NIST Researchers Use Cellphone Compass to Measure Tiny Concentrations of Compounds Important for Human Healthby Pamela L Corey on April 1, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Nearly every modern cellphone has a built-in compass, or magnetometer, that detects the direction of Earth’s magnetic field, providing critical information for navigation. Now a team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and
- Bullseye! NIST Devises a Method to Accurately Center Quantum Dots Within Photonic Chipsby Pamela L Corey on March 18, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Devices that capture the brilliant light from millions of quantum dots, including chip-scale lasers and optical amplifiers, have made the transition from laboratory experiments to commercial products. But newer types of quantum-dot devices have been
- Researchers develop a new type of frequency comb that promises to further boost the accuracy of time keepingby Pamela L Corey on March 14, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Chip-based devices known as frequency combs, which measure the frequency of light waves with unparalleled precision, have revolutionized time keeping, the detection of planets outside of our solar system and high-speed optical communication. Now
- Quantum Matters in Materials Science Workshopby Karen M. Startsman on February 21, 2024 at 5:00 am
As a part of the JARVIS workshops series, NIST is organizing the 3rd Quantum Matters in Materials Science (QMMS) workshop in person on Feb 21-22, 2024. The workshop will be focused on quantum phenomena in emerging materials for next generation
- Heart-on-a-Chip: A Microfluidic Marvel Shaping the Future of Cardiovascular Researchby Sarah Henderson on February 6, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Researchers at NIST have developed bioelectronic devices capable of real-time measurements of cell behavior.
- Microwave Detectors and Multiplexing: NIST Researchers Help Astronomers Examine the Early Universeby Pamela L Corey on January 24, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Perched atop a high plateau in Chile’s Atacama Desert, a long-awaited observatory is beginning to take shape: the largest suite of ground-based telescopes devoted to studying the oldest light in the universe, radiation left over from the Big Bang
- Cells’ Electric Fields Keep Nanoparticles at Bay, Scientists Confirmby Sarah Henderson on January 23, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The surprisingly strong effect could have implications for drug design and delivery.
- NIST Researchers Help Design a Prototype Quantum Computerby Pamela L Corey on December 20, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Researchers have created a prototype quantum computer with a record number of qubits—the analog of bits in an ordinary computer—capable of performing logical operations. The feat promises to be an important step towards building a practical quantum

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