Scientists Discover New Crystal That Exhibits Exotic Form of Magnetism
This ain’t your grandma’s fridge magnet. An exotic form of magnetism has been discovered and linked to an equally exotic type of electrons, according to…
This ain’t your grandma’s fridge magnet. An exotic form of magnetism has been discovered and linked to an equally exotic type of electrons, according to…
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have linked together, or “entangled,” the mechanical motion and electronic properties of a tiny blue…
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have upgraded their laser frequency-comb instrument to simultaneously measure three airborne greenhouse gases — nitrous…
After the optical frequency comb made its debut as a ruler for light, spinoffs followed, including the astrocomb to measure starlight and a radar-like comb…
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Wavsens LLC have developed a method for using radio signals to create real-time images…
Like a chameleon of the night sky, the Moon often changes its appearance. It might look larger, brighter, or redder, for example, due to its…
Optical Fiber Could Boost Power of Superconducting Quantum Computers The secret to building superconducting quantum computers with massive processing power may be an ordinary telecommunications…
Researchers have spent more than three decades developing and studying miniature biosensors that can identify single molecules. In five to 10 years, when such devices…
In Search for Dark Matter, New Fountain Design Could Become Wellspring of Answers You can’t see it. You can’t feel it. But the substance scientists…
In a significant advance toward the future redefinition of the international unit of time, the second, a research team led by the National Institute of…
New findings shed light on mechanisms controlling the most basic processes of life. Five years ago, scientists created a single-celled synthetic organism that, with only…
You’re going at the speed limit down a two-lane road when a car barrels out of a driveway on your right. You slam on the…
Canine trainers may no longer need to handle or expose dogs to real explosives and narcotics. Trained dogs are incredible chemical sensors, far better at…
Room Temperature Conversion of CO2 to CO New method could potentially reduce carbon dioxide emission into the atmosphere and slash costs of chemical manufacturing. Researchers…
This video, created using a schlieren imaging system, shows airflow dynamics when wearing an N95 mask with an exhalation valve (left) and without an exhalation…
Room temperature conversion of CO2 to CO Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have demonstrated a room-temperature method…
Researchers have proposed a novel method for finding dark matter. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have proposed…
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new method of 3D-printing gels and other soft materials. Published in a…