NIST Seeks Critical and Emerging Technology Information

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting information related to the Implementation Roadmap for the U.S. Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology. In this Request for Information (RFI), NIST is seeking information about the following topics: Existing awards and recognition programs that the U.S. government and U.S. standards community can use to encourage […]

The Miracle Material: Graphene

Graphene was found almost by accident, and ever since there have been multiple experiments to see what it is capable of. Courtesy of Interesting Engineering.

New insights into uranium’s tricky chemistry

Uranium is known as the heavy metal with an intricate chemistry and diverse bonding behaviors, as well as being radioactive. Now, an international team of scientists have utilized synchrotron light at the Rossendorf Beamline (ROBL) to explore the unique properties of low-valent uranium compounds. At the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) runs four experimental stations for radiochemical experiments.

New insights into uranium’s tricky chemistry

Uranium is known as the heavy metal with an intricate chemistry and diverse bonding behaviors, as well as being radioactive. Now, an international team of scientists have utilized synchrotron light at the Rossendorf Beamline (ROBL) to explore the unique properties of low-valent uranium compounds. At the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) runs four experimental stations for radiochemical experiments.

Scanbot streamlines materials research with STM automation

Researchers at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) developed a new open-source software package that aims to significantly streamline the study of materials using scanning tunneling microscopes (STMs). The software, named Scanbot, automates the time-consuming probe optimization and data acquisition processes essential for STM experiments, helping to accelerate 2D materials research by enabling detailed investigation after the STM tip has been automatically optimized and sharpened.