A Better Way to Measure Acceleration | NIST
You’re going at the speed limit down a two-lane road when a car barrels out of a driveway on your right. You slam on the brakes, and within a fraction of a second of the […]
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Meeting the Challenge when Measuring Super Smooth Surfaces
While the measurement of super smooth surfaces typically requires the use of optical metrology tools, it is important to realize that not all optical solutions are the same. The metrology option chosen for such surfaces […]
JILA Team Demonstrates Model System for Distribution of More Accurate Time Signals | NIST
October 21, 2019, NIST News – JILA physicists and collaborators have demonstrated the first next-generation “time scale” — a system that incorporates data from multiple atomic clocks to produce a single highly accurate timekeeping signal […]
ABB helping the world obtain a deeper understanding of galaxy evolution
News provided by ABB inc. Oct 17, 2019, 08:00 MDT QUEBEC, Oct. 17, 2019 / CNW Telbec / – The ABB cryogenic scanning mirror mechanism would be part of the Space Infrared Telescope for Cosmology […]
Anritsu Company Introduces Modular Opto-electronic Network Analyzer
News provided by Anritsu Company Sep 25, 2019, 12:01 MDT MORGAN HILL, Calif., Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Anritsu Company introduces the ME7848A Opto-electronic Network Analyzer (ONA) system, a flexible solution integrating the VectorStar® vector […]
Navy Receives Three Patents on Laser-Based Technologies
NORCO, Calif. — The Navy was recently awarded three U.S. patents, developed by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division, for laser-based air biosensors for remote detection, real-time monitoring and control of biological chemicals including biohazards. […]
Angle measurement under pressure | PTB News
PTB News 2.2019 High-precision angle measurements carried out by means of autocollimators are significantly influenced by the refractive index of air – and thus in particular by the ambient pressure. When comparing measurements that have […]
Taking The Heat: New High for NIST’s ‘Light Force’ Laser Power Meter | NIST
May 1, 2018 – Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been developing a novel way of measuring laser power. Their device, called the Radiation Pressure Power Meter (RPPM), makes its […]