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• NIST researchers develop nanoindentation technique to measure thin-film toughness

  January 6, 2009--Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method to measure the toughness--the resistance to fracture--of the thin insulating films that play a critical role in high-performance integrated circuits. The new technique could help improve the reliability and manufacturability of ICs and, better yet, microelectronics manufacturers can perform the test using equipment they already own.
  January 6, 2009--Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method to measure the toughness--the resistance to fracture--of the thin insulating films that play a critical role in high-performance integrated circuits. The new technique could help improve the reliability and manufacturability of ICs and, better yet, microelectronics manufacturers can perform the test using equipment they already own.
• KVH wins $3.5 million FOG order to enhance remote weapon stations

  January 5, 2009--KVH Industries, Inc. (Middletown, RI), says it has received a $3.5 million contract for precision fiber optic gyros (FOGs), which it will begin shipping this quarter, for use in remote stabilized weapon systems.
  January 5, 2009--KVH Industries, Inc. (Middletown, RI), says it has received a $3.5 million contract for precision fiber optic gyros (FOGs), which it will begin shipping this quarter, for use in remote stabilized weapon systems.
• Inability of 2D human retina to specify direction in 3D space produces optical illusions, say researchers

  January 5, 2009--Researchers at Duke University (Durham, NC) have issued a new study that helps explain why a person observing an object through an aperture sees movement differently than when looking at the same object directly. They suggest that we perceive such peculiar effects because the projection of light onto a 2-D retina cannot specify the direction of objects moving in 3-D space.
  January 5, 2009--Researchers at Duke University (Durham, NC) have issued a new study that helps explain why a person observing an object through an aperture sees movement differently than when looking at the same object directly. They suggest that we perceive such peculiar effects because the projection of light onto a 2-D retina cannot specify the direction of objects moving in 3-D space.

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