Physical Measurement Laboratory

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href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/quantity-versus-quality-inspections-taking-shortcuts"><span property="schema:name">Quantity Versus Quality of Inspections – Taking Shortcuts</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-09-26T12:00:00Z">September 26, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">This article was originally published in March 2005 and has been revamped and re-published here. As weights and measures jurisdictions grapple with finding the</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2022/09/star-light-star-bright-exactly-how-bright" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/star-light-star-bright-exactly-how-bright" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220927231010im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/09/22/John_scope.jpg?itok=PRIU5bwg" width="66" height="100" alt="John Woodward" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/star-light-star-bright-exactly-how-bright"><span property="schema:name">Star Light, Star Bright … But Exactly How Bright?</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-09-22T12:00:00Z">September 22, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">A picture may be worth a thousand words, but for astronomers, simply recording images of stars and galaxies isn’t enough. To measure the true size and absolute</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2022/09/nist-physicist-adam-kaufman-wins-breakthrough-new-horizons-physics-prize" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/nist-physicist-adam-kaufman-wins-breakthrough-new-horizons-physics-prize" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220927231010im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/09/21/Kaufman_photo.jpg?itok=Z0Ja8WFV" width="100" height="95" alt="Adam Kaufman poses for a head shot with a shelf of library books in the background. " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/nist-physicist-adam-kaufman-wins-breakthrough-new-horizons-physics-prize"><span property="schema:name">NIST Physicist Adam Kaufman Wins Breakthrough New Horizons in Physics Prize</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-09-22T12:00:00Z">September 22, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">Kaufman won for his work in advancing the control of atoms and molecules to improve atomic clocks and quantum information processing.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2022/09/nist-and-google-create-new-supply-chips-researchers-and-tech-startups" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/nist-and-google-create-new-supply-chips-researchers-and-tech-startups" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220927231010im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/09/12/NISTDevelopedChip.jpg?itok=elAXZrAG" width="100" height="56" alt="A dense grid of purple, blue and red lines on a square platform." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/nist-and-google-create-new-supply-chips-researchers-and-tech-startups"><span property="schema:name">NIST and Google to Create New Supply of Chips for Researchers and Tech Startups</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-09-13T12:00:00Z">September 13, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">Cooperative research agreement aims to unleash innovation in the semiconductor and nanotechnology industries.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news-updates/org/5651">View All News and Updates</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Events</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-c692efe096fab536e91a71dc39c1d8ebb1af26e4d18c4ebe6c45d496b7dd0e53"> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/events/2022/09/5785-midamerica-measurement-assurance-program-midmap" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2022/09/5785-midamerica-measurement-assurance-program-midmap"><span>5785 MidAmerica Measurement Assurance Program (MidMAP)</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="smartdate">Mon, Sep 26 - Thu, Sep 29 2022</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">NIST Handbook 143, Program Handbook (2019) details the criteria used for OWM Laboratory Recognition. NIST Handbook 143</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/events/2022/09/5777-information-session-metric-system-estimation-canceled" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2022/09/5777-information-session-metric-system-estimation-canceled"><span>5777 Information Session: Metric System Estimation - CANCELED</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="smartdate">Thu, Sep 29 2022, 7:00 - 8:30pm EDT</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">The International System of Units (SI), commonly known as the metric system, is easy to use and learn when taught using</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/events/2022/10/5816-fundamentals-metrology" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2022/10/5816-fundamentals-metrology"><span>5816 Fundamentals of Metrology</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="smartdate">Mon, Oct 17 - Fri, Oct 21 2022</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">The 5-day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar is an intensive course that introduces participants to the concepts of</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/events/2022/10/5817-balance-and-scale-calibration-and-uncertainties" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2022/10/5817-balance-and-scale-calibration-and-uncertainties"><span>5817 Balance and Scale Calibration and Uncertainties</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="smartdate">Mon, Oct 24 - Thu, Oct 27 2022</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">This 4-day seminar will cover the calibration and use of analytical weighing instruments (balances and laboratory/bench</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/upcoming-events/org/5651">View All Events</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Industry Impacts</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-381ed42422325d9cb1920231cd5fe7f64260e2ccc68bb98468420280c942329e"> <div> <article role="article" about="/industry-impacts/fare-standards-rideshare-services" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/fare-standards-rideshare-services" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220927231010im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2018/06/20/shutterstock_180328934_cars-at-night-city_cpyrt_view-apart_shutterstock.jpg?itok=F6KuZ2d1" width="100" height="54" alt="A streaked image of a taxi and a dark car driving in Times Square, New York City street at night." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/fare-standards-rideshare-services"><span>Fare Standards for Rideshare Services</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">To calculate fares, app-based ride services such as Lyft and Uber don’t use traditional taxi meters, but instead combine data from GPS and cellular networks to</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/industry-impacts/nanolithography-design-tools" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/nanolithography-design-tools" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220927231010im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2018/03/19/nanolithography_toolbox_shapes.png?itok=Gqk-fnMm" width="96" height="100" alt="Illustrative subset of parameterized shapes available for nanoscale photonic, electronic, mechanic, fluidic, and other applications." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/nanolithography-design-tools"><span>Nanolithography Design Tools</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">Accurate production of nanoscale features on semiconductor chips is essential to their performance, but typical design tools cater to the dominance of straight</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/industry-impacts/high-power-lasers-manufacturing" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/high-power-lasers-manufacturing" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220927231010im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2018/01/18/cropped_rppm.png?itok=VffXvpH9" width="100" height="95" alt="Image of a radiation pressure power meter" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/high-power-lasers-manufacturing"><span>High-Power Lasers for Manufacturing </span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">Measuring the intensity of high-power lasers used by manufacturers for precision cutting and welding can be difficult due to large instrumentation challenges</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/industry-impacts/brain-mapping-technologies" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/brain-mapping-technologies" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220927231010im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2016/11/20/brain_sensor.jpg?itok=OZ3z2wNY" width="100" height="80" alt="atom-based magnetic sensor" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/brain-mapping-technologies"><span>Brain Mapping Technologies</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">Magnetic signals produced by electrical currents in the brain can be used to map brain processes and help in the diagnosis and treatment of disease</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts">View All NIST Industry Impacts</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--content-list paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Awards</div> </h2> <div class="nist-field nist-field--label-hidden entity-reference"> <div class="nist-field__items"> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/awards/2023-breakthrough-new-horizons-physics-prize-adam-kaufman" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2023-breakthrough-new-horizons-physics-prize-adam-kaufman" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220927231010im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/09/21/Kaufman_photo.jpg?itok=Z0Ja8WFV" width="100" height="95" alt="Adam Kaufman poses for a head shot with a shelf of library books in the background. " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2023-breakthrough-new-horizons-physics-prize-adam-kaufman"><span>2023 Breakthrough New Horizons in Physics Prize - Adam Kaufman</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long">Kaufman shares the $100,000 prize with selected winners, all from different institutions (Hannes Bernien, Manuel Endres, Kang-Kuen Ni</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/awards/2022-vannevar-bush-faculty-fellow-jun-ye" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2022-vannevar-bush-faculty-fellow-jun-ye" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220927231010im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2021/11/19/jun-ye-jila.jpg?itok=uP5Cl5DX" width="82" height="100" alt="Jun Ye" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2022-vannevar-bush-faculty-fellow-jun-ye"><span>2022 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow - Jun Ye</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long">The 2022 Class will join a cadre of approximately 50 current Fellows who conduct basic research in areas of importance to the DoD, including</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/awards/pao-pml-receive-2022-communicators-award-excellence-video-animation" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/awards/pao-pml-receive-2022-communicators-award-excellence-video-animation" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220927231010im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/05/11/28thCommAwards_SiteBugs_Final_SiteBug_Video_Gold.png?itok=Ogtqh5CF" width="81" height="100" alt="black circle. big white and gold lowercase a in the middle. 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Goddard Award in Space and Airborne Optics - Michelle Stephens</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long">Michelle Stephens receives the 2022 SPIE George W. Goddard Award in Space and Airborne Optics in recognition of technical innovation</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="link-list"> <a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/awards/org/5651">View All Awards</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Press Coverage</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-8f8af015ef83f2336593674c7aaab9a2f8a5574c8126c774e532a1184f313a37"> <div> <article role="article" about="/press-coverage/2023-breakthrough-prizes-are-announced-1575-million-awarded-winners" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/press-coverage/2023-breakthrough-prizes-are-announced-1575-million-awarded-winners" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220927231010im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/09/21/Kaufman_photo.jpg?itok=Z0Ja8WFV" width="100" height="95" alt="Adam Kaufman poses for a head shot with a shelf of library books in the background. " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/press-coverage/2023-breakthrough-prizes-are-announced-1575-million-awarded-winners"><span>The 2023 Breakthrough Prizes Are Announced; $15.75 Million Awarded To The Winners</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="string">Forbes</div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="datetime"><time datetime="2022-09-23T12:00:00Z">September 23, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">The Breakthrough Prize Foundation has announced the winners of its 2023 prizes, recognizing scholars in three categories — fundamental physics, mathematics, and</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/press-coverage/google-and-us-sign-agreement-creation-open-source-chips" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/press-coverage/google-and-us-sign-agreement-creation-open-source-chips" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220927231010im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/09/12/NISTDevelopedChip.jpg?itok=elAXZrAG" width="100" height="56" alt="A dense grid of purple, blue and red lines on a square platform." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/press-coverage/google-and-us-sign-agreement-creation-open-source-chips"><span>Google and the US sign an agreement for the creation of open source chips</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="string">Tech Unwrapped</div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="datetime"><time datetime="2022-09-17T12:00:00Z">September 17, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">The end of the restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic also brought relief to the industrial and technological sector. However, no one could have foreseen</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/press-coverage/us-signs-deal-google-promote-open-source-chip-design" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/press-coverage/us-signs-deal-google-promote-open-source-chip-design" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220927231010im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/09/12/NISTDevelopedChip.jpg?itok=elAXZrAG" width="100" height="56" alt="A dense grid of purple, blue and red lines on a square platform." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/press-coverage/us-signs-deal-google-promote-open-source-chip-design"><span>U.S. Signs Deal with Google to Promote Open-Source Chip Design</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="string">Electronic Design</div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="datetime"><time datetime="2022-09-16T12:00:00Z">September 16, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">The U.S. Commerce Department signed a partnership with Alphabet’s Google to produce chips that startups, researchers, and universities can use to affordably</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/press-coverage/google-joins-nist-bid-democratize-chip-design" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/press-coverage/google-joins-nist-bid-democratize-chip-design" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20220927231010im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/09/12/NISTDevelopedChip.jpg?itok=elAXZrAG" width="100" height="56" alt="A dense grid of purple, blue and red lines on a square platform." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/press-coverage/google-joins-nist-bid-democratize-chip-design"><span>Google joins NIST in a bid to democratize chip design</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="string">EDN</div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="datetime"><time datetime="2022-09-16T12:00:00Z">September 16, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">Another attempt to democratize chip design is on the horizon, this time constituting government, industry, and academia. Google has joined hands with the</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Patents</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-9cf9ae4f5969878101fe8242f9287a2f7643e6513ae0f54807364d1f27f1de28"> <div> <article role="article" about="/patents/quantum-enabled-flow-cytometer" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/patents/quantum-enabled-flow-cytometer"><span>QUANTUM-ENABLED FLOW CYTOMETER</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-field nist-field--label-inline"> <div class="nist-field__label">NIST Inventors</div> Sergey Polyakov and Ivan Burenkov </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">patent description We invented a flow cytometer that can self-calibrate in an absolute way that can reach the sensitivity for quantification and enumeration of a single and small number of biological markers per a biological entity. The cytometer uses a photon-number resolving detector (or a</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/patents/hybrid-subtractive-additive-method-producing-superconducting-multi-layer-transition-edge" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/patents/hybrid-subtractive-additive-method-producing-superconducting-multi-layer-transition-edge"><span>HYBRID SUBTRACTIVE-ADDITIVE METHOD OF PRODUCING A SUPERCONDUCTING MULTI-LAYER TRANSITION-EDGE SENSOR</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-field nist-field--label-inline"> <div class="nist-field__label">NIST Inventors</div> Dan Schmidt and Joel Weber </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">patent description The proposed invention is a method of producing a superconducting multi-layer transition sensor in which the first layer of the multilayer is deposited and patterned completely with a subtractive process before the subsequent layers are deposited and patterned using separate</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/patents/low-loss-high-bandwidth-robust-fiber-chip-couplers" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/patents/low-loss-high-bandwidth-robust-fiber-chip-couplers"><span>LOW-LOSS, HIGH-BANDWIDTH, ROBUST FIBER-TO-CHIP COUPLERS</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-field nist-field--label-inline"> <div class="nist-field__label">NIST Inventors</div> Jeff Shainline and Saeed Khan </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/patents/method-focused-electron-and-x-ray-2d-patterning-and-3d-printing-hydrogels-liquid-precursor" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20220927231010/https://www.nist.gov/patents/method-focused-electron-and-x-ray-2d-patterning-and-3d-printing-hydrogels-liquid-precursor"><span>THE METHOD OF FOCUSED ELECTRON AND X-RAY 2D PATTERNING AND 3D PRINTING OF HYDROGELS FROM LIQUID PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS WITH SUBMICRON RESOLUTION</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-field nist-field--label-inline"> <div class="nist-field__label">NIST Inventors</div> Glenn Holland and Andrei Kolmakov </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">patent description The fabrication of 2D and 3D structures out of liquid biocompatible hydrogel solutions has become pivotal technology for tissue engineering, soft robotics, biosensing, drug delivery, wounds treatment and biomedical research in general. 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