National Institute Of Standards And Technology
Recent News About National Institute Of Standards And Technology
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Australian Strategic Policy Institute: 'Western democracies are losing the global technological competition'
A recent report published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) said that China has gained a large technological advantage over the United States and other Western nations.
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Jaye: Scientists gain better understanding of gecko feet 'in terms of their molecular structure'
National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers discovered that gecko’s feet are coated in an ultra-thin water-repelling film that enables them to climb almost any surface.
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Holloway: Enhanced atomic radio receiver 'captures the incoming magnetic field' in its headphone-like device
National Institute of Standards and Technology reported research teams have enhanced the sensitivity of an atomic radio receiver by enclosing the receiver inside copper headphone-like devices.
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Yea: Drone competition work may help in 'saving the life of a first responder'
The National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a challenge for competitors to design easily flyable unmanned aircraft to give first responders more visibility for indoor search and rescue operations.
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NIST studies effect of trees on 5G transmissions
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are currently studying the impact of trees on the transmission of millimeter waves responsible for 5G technology in an effort to solve the technology’s limited ability to penetrate objects.
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Sneezes, Rain Clouds and Ink Jets: NIST Improves the Ability of Optical Microscopes to Measure the Volume of Microdroplets
Sneezes, rain clouds, and ink jet printers: They all produce or contain liquid droplets so tiny it would take several billion of them to fill a liter bottle.
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NIST researchers develop new method of 'creating stronger ballistic material' using fuzzy nanoparticles
A team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Columbia Engineering have identified a new method for increasing the durability of materials, according to a NIST press release.
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With Fuzzy Nanoparticles, Researchers Reveal a Way to Design Tougher Ballistic Materials
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Columbia Engineering have discovered a new method to improve the toughness of materials that could lead to stronger versions of body armor, bulletproof glass and other ballistic equipment.
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Energizer Atoms: JILA Researchers Find New Way to Keep Atoms Excited
JILA researchers have tricked nature by tuning a dense quantum gas of atoms to make a congested “Fermi sea,” thus keeping atoms in a high-energy state, or excited, for about 10% longer than usual by delaying their normal return to the lowest-energy state.
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NIST seeks information on Chinese participation in the international standards development process
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued the following press release: