«Although calculations had suggested the coatings would enhance the solar cells, we could not prove this was the case until we had developed
the nanoscale measurement technologies that were needed,» he noted.
Since the development of new
nanoscale measurement methods is also a high priority, we are developing multi-probe scanning probe microscopes and other cutting - edge instruments.
Looking beyond the current commercial state of the art, the CNST's NanoLab offers opportunities for researchers to collaborate on creating and using the next generation of
nanoscale measurement instruments and methods.
Not exact matches
This work was supported by the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science under the auspices of the project «Convergent Science and Technology for
Measurements at the
Nanoscale» (15011053), grants from the National Research Foundation of Korea (2014-023563, NRF -2008-0061906, NRF - 2013R1A1A1076141, NRF - 2012M3C1A1048861, 2011-0017605, BSR - 2012R1A2A2A01045496 and NMTD - 2012M3A7B4049888) funded by the Korea government (MSIP), a grant (2011-0031630) from the Center for Advanced Soft Electronics through the Global Frontier Research Program of MSIP, the Priority Research Center Program (2012-0005859), a grant (2011-0030786) from the Center for Topological Matters at POSTECH, the NSF (DMR - 1122594), AFOSR (FA95550 -09-0705), ONR (N00014 -13-1-0662), Army Research Office (ARO) grant W911NF -13-1-0471 and the Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship (QInF) 2013.
«So we could use this material and
measurement technique for locally probing
nanoscale activity of proteins that exists in cell membrane with high sensitivity.»
The big bump up includes nearly $ 160 million in new funds for NIST's core laboratory budget, including support for programs in
nanoscale manufacturing, advanced energy materials, and novel time and electrical
measurement capabilities.
Verified by
nanoscale nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
measurements, these results mark a clear path towards atomic level design of quantum sensors with larger surface areas than typically achievable.
This is the first demonstration of this
nanoscale NMR
measurement with perfectly aligned, high - density NV centers near the surface, marking a huge advance for quantum magnetometry research.
These technologies exploit quantum mechanics, the physics that dominates the atomic world, to perform disparate tasks such as
nanoscale temperature
measurement and processing quantum information with lasers.
AFM
measurement has been adopted extensively within the nanotechnology community as an important tool for visualizing and quantifying structures on the
nanoscale.
Protein on (silicon) chip technology for
nanoscale Surface Plasmon Resonance
measurements is currently ongoing.
We aim to push its limits on all fronts to establish a technique which combines nanometre 3D resolution with maximum labelling efficiencies, absolute
measurements of protein copy numbers, precise multi-colour
measurements, high - throughput for large scale statistics and novel data analysis approaches, to address the vast array of exciting biological questions at the
nanoscale, which are becoming accessible only now.
The resulting
measurements have altered dramatically our understanding of
nanoscale interactions, and have provided new insights into altering material properties.