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With an acute understanding of the
impact nanotechnology will have on the world, researchers
at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST), are paving the future of nanotechnology. As
they develop and ensure the integrity of measurements,
perform cutting-edge nanotechnology research and provide
funding for nanotechnology research, NIST is leading
the research effort in this ever-evolving industry.
Working in seven major laboratories, NIST scientists
are developing measurements, standards and data crucial
to private industry’s development of products for
the nanotechnology industry. Laboratory projects represent
five important areas:
- Fundamental
science and basic measurement capabilities
- Characterization
of nanostructured materials
- Nanoscale
electronics, optoelectronics and magnetics
- Nanochemistry
and nanobiotechnology
- Quantum
computing and communications
The opening of the world’s
premier all-purpose facility for measurement-related
research, the Advanced Measurement Laboratory, will
give NIST and its partners in U.S. industry access to
research and development
capabilities not available anywhere else in the world.
For more information about the NIST AML, see aml.nist.gov.
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NIST AML by the Numbers:
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511,070-SF total area
5 building wings
187 instrument laboratory modules
151 metrology laboratory modules
48 precision temperature control laboratories
27 low vibration laboratories
33,000-SF clean room
AML Specifications in Most Critical Spaces:
Vibration: 30 micro-inch per second (4Hz<f<100Hz)
Cleanroom: Class 100, upgradeable to Class 10
Temperature: +/- 0.01 degree C temperature control
Humidity: +/- 1.0 % RH
Noise: NC-30
EMI: 1 milligauss
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