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AI system to discover new materials without requiring additional training from scientists

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When the words “artificial intelligence” (AI) come to mind, your first thoughts may be of super-smart computers, or robots that perform tasks without needing any help from humans. Now, a multi-institutional team including researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has accomplished something not too far off: They developed an AI algorithm Read more about AI system to discover new materials without requiring additional training from scientists[…]

Nano-thermometers could revolutionize temperature imaging

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Cheaper refrigerators? Stronger hip implants? A better understanding of human disease? All of these could be possible and more, someday, thanks to an ambitious new project underway at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST researchers are in the early stages of a massive undertaking to design and build a fleet of tiny Read more about Nano-thermometers could revolutionize temperature imaging[…]

NIST Announces 2018 Small Business Innovation Research Funding Opportunity

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now accepting proposals for its 2018 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards. The competitive program encourages domestic small businesses to engage in federally funded research and development opportunities that have the potential for commercialization. Applications for Phase I will be accepted through April 4, 2018. Phase Read more about NIST Announces 2018 Small Business Innovation Research Funding Opportunity[…]

Quantum Radio let behind GPS technology

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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated that quantum physics might enable communications and mapping in locations where GPS and ordinary cellphones and radios don’t work reliably or even at all, such as indoors, in urban canyons, underwater and underground. The technology may help mariners, soldiers and surveyors, among others. Read more about Quantum Radio let behind GPS technology[…]

Nontoxic Gold Wires For Wearable Electronic Devices

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In science, sometimes the best discoveries come when you’re exploring something else entirely. That’s the case with recent findings from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where a research team has come up with a way to build safe, nontoxic gold wires onto flexible, thin plastic film. Their demonstration potentially clears the path Read more about Nontoxic Gold Wires For Wearable Electronic Devices[…]