Quantum TV, Carbon Capture, COVID Vaccine

Also in this issue: a summer internship at NIST, new tool for calculating impact of home solar panels

View as a Web Page A biweekly news digest from the National Institute of Standards and Technology AUGUST 31, 2022 To Remove CO2 From the Atmosphere, Imagine the Possibilities New computer simulation techniques from NIST help speed up the search for carbon capture materials. READ MORE Speeding Up Carbon Capture: A Q&A With NIST Scientist Pamela Chu The leader of NIST's carbon capture initiative explains what NIST is doing to speed up the chemical reactions — and the innovations — that could slow down climate change. READ MORE   Watch NIST's 'Atomic Television' Live and in Color NIST researchers have adapted their atom-based radio receiver to receive and display signals from live television and video games. READ MORE   Deciding Whether to Install Solar Panels on Your Home? A New NIST Web Tool Can Help The software analyzes the economic and environmental impacts of rooftop solar technology. READ MORE What's a Physicist? My Summer as a Student Intern at NIST Valeria Viteri-Pflucker found what she was looking for at NIST: hands-on experience with running experiments.   READ MORE Catch this NISTified movie classic before it's gone! See the Calibrate Me If You Can poster on Facebook. MORE NEWS FROM NIST Spotlight: NIST Researchers Analyze the Novavax Vaccine From Multiple Angles Using X-rays, electrons and neutrons, three NIST researchers are lending their individual areas of expertise to examine the structure of a COVID vaccine. No Fib: NIST Unmasks a Superfast Process for Nanoscale Machining Researchers can now use a focused ion beam (FIB) to machine at high current (and therefore high speed) without sacrificing fine resolution. How do we go from a throwaway economy to one where we minimize waste, prevent greenhouse gas emissions, and keep resources in the economy for as long as possible? With a circular economy. Learn more in this animation. For Good Measure Helping to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere might not immediately seem to be in NIST's bailiwick. But the answer for why we're in that space — spoiler alert: measurements and standards are important — will become clear after reading our Q&A with NIST scientist Pam Chu, the leader of NIST's carbon capture and carbon sequestration program. Chu and her colleagues are developing measurements, materials, data and models that will, among other things, help scientists design better carbon-capture molecules and assist industry in manufacturing (and evaluating) the technologies for removing and storing greenhouse gases. Capturing CO2 is a daunting challenge, and NIST is working to provide the best information and tools for the task. —Ben P. Stein, Managing Editor

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