Electronics & Telecommunications Portal - OverviewIn the realm of electrons and light, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides the standards, develops the instruments, and performs the calibrations necessary to keep both the smallest electronic components and the largest power grids running smoothly and safely. Programs and Projects
Semiconductor Metrology for Energy Conversion
Optical Materials Metrology 21st century optoelectronics emphasizes energy technologies, and modern security issues have heightened needs for … more
Nanomagnetic Imaging
The microscopic arrangement of the magnetic structure within a thin metal film plays a fundamental role in many technological applications ranging … more
Nanomagnet Dynamics
We develop techniques for measuring magnetization dynamics in magnetic nanostructures with a particular emphasis on the emerging needs of future … more
Theory of Spin Transfer Torque
The working of countless electronic devices involves electric and magnetic effects interacting within nanostructured materials. In the phenomenon … more
Novel Sources for Focused-ion Beams
Focused beams of ions have a wide range of uses, from nanoscale imaging to the fabrication of nanomaterials. At the CNST, researchers … more
Farad and Impedance Metrology
This project aims to provide the world’s best basis for accurate impedance measurements by tying the U.S. legal system of electrical … more Instruments
Molecular Beam Epitaxy Facility
The Quantum Electronics and Photonics Division utilizes a fully automated, dual-chamber molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system for the growth of … more Software
Seamless and Secure Mobility - Tools
A simulation platform based on NS-2 as been developed in order to leverage publicly available modules for several wireless and wired technologies. more |
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