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We encourage all to look at it, and at our response. Summary of survey results NCNR full response Getting Great Data with CHRNS a 2½ minute video that describes the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering, a key partnership with the National Science Foundation See differently with neutrons at NIST Watch a 2½ minute animated explanation for a general audience of what we do at the NCNR. watch! TRAINING FROM OTHER LABS NIST now accepts basic radiation safety training from other U.S. neutron facilities in place of the NIST offered on-line training. News and Updates Newfound Superconductor Material Could Be the ‘Silicon of Quantum Computers’ August 15, 2019 A potentially useful material for building quantum computers has been unearthed at the National Institute of Standards Novel Material Could Make Plastic Manufacturing More Energy-Efficient October 25, 2018 An innovative filtering material may soon reduce the environmental cost of manufacturing plastic. Created by a team New NIST Instrument Will Give Scientists a Window on Change at the Nanoscale September 26, 2018 It looks more like a long water main pipe than a microscope, but a new custom-built instrument at the National NIST Neutron Detection Method: Long-Sought Workaround to Helium Shortage? June 11, 2018 Doctors use X-rays to see inside people, and scientists use neutrons to peer inside advanced materials and devices such View All News and Updates Industry Impacts Cancer Therapy Formulations New cancer therapies that use active viruses cannot always be studied using standard drug development practices. The NIST Center for Neutron Research user View All NIST Industry Impacts Awards 2019 Fellow of the American Physical Society - William D. Ratcliff The APS Fellowship Program recognizes members who have made exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise in physics research... 2018 Henry Marion Howe Medal The ASM Henry Marion Howe Medal is awarded in memory of Dr. Henry Marion Howe, a distinguished teacher, writer, metallurgist and consultant... View All Awards Previous Events NCNR 50 Year Symposium Thu, Dec 7 - Fri, Dec 8 2017 Purpose To celebrate the achievements and illustrious lifetime of the NCNR. 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