![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090508032803im_/http://nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Nanotechnologists Gain Powerful New Materials Probe
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February 25, 2009
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and The Johns Hopkins University have constructed a unique tool for exploring the properties of promising new materials with unprecedented sensitivity and speed, potentially allowing them to identify quickly those most useful for nanotechnology and industrial applications.
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Source National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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