Piece of Cake: Arrays of Long Nanotubes May Help Measure Terahertz Laser Power
Release Date: 07/19/2011

Terahertz radiation can penetrate numerous materials—plastic, clothing, paper and some biological tissues—making it an attractive … more

Nanomechanics: New Test Measures Key Properties of Polymer Thin Films and Membranes
Release Date: 07/19/2011

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated* a measurement technique that reliably determines three … more

The Constants They Are A Changin': NIST Posts Latest Adjustments to Fundamental Figures
Release Date: 07/19/2011

The electromagnetic force has gotten a little stronger, gravity a little weaker, and the size of the smallest "quantum" of energy is now known a … more

July 26 & 27, 2011 TGDC Meeting
July 26-27, 2011

Public Meeting of the Technical Guidelines Development Committee. Topics to be discussed: UOCAVA Common Data Format Usability and Accessibility … more

Graphene Materials in the Flatland
July 26, 2011

Image 1 credit: Courtesy of U. Montan / Images 2 & 3 provided by speaker   The 2-dimensional material called graphene remained … more

IFIP Working Conference on Uncertainty Quantification in Scientific Computing
August 1-4, 2011

Computing has become an indispensable component of modern science and engineering research. As has been repeatedly observed and documented, … more