Brochure shows NIST research, services benefit data storage efforts. (News Briefs).There's an unrelenting space crunch in magnetic data storage. By 2006, the storage industry aims to pack 0.16 [Tbit/cm.sup.2] on state-of-the-art magnetic disk drives --a recording density 40 times greater than todays top commercial offerings. The technical hurdles to be scaled are formidable. The National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. is helping industry to accomplish its ambitious goals. A new brochure describes key programs and resources that the institute is devoting to the cause. It profiles activities in 13 areas, including imaging and modeling of magnetic properties, nanometer-scale measurement capabilities and spintronics. Contacts are listed for each project or service. Also highlighted are specialized facilities such as NISTs Center for Neutron Research, an array of microscopes that provide finely detailed views of magnetic materials Magnetic materials Materials exhibiting ferromagnetism. The magnetic properties of all materials make them respond in some way to a magnetic field, but most materials are diamagnetic or paramagnetic and show almost no response. and an elaborately instrumented magnetic thin-film deposition laboratory. NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. staff expertise spans all fields relevant to magnetic data storage, including materials science materials science Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material's composition and structure, both macroscopic and microscopic. , electrical engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. , physics, mathematics and modeling, tribology tribology Study of the interactions of sliding surfaces. It includes three subjects: friction, wear, and lubrication. Many manifestations of tribology are beneficial and make modern life possible. , manufacturing engineering, chemistry, metrology and combinatorial methods. By illustrating the diverse range of research and resources NIST offers, the new brochure makes it easier for companies and their organizations working in the rapidly advancing technology area to take full advantage of NIST capabilities. To obtain a copy of the Magnetic Data at NIST brochure, contact the NIST Inquiries Office at (301) 975-NIST (975-6478) or inquiries@nist.gov. Additional information on NISTs contributions to magnetic data storage may be found at http://www.nist.gov/computers. Media Contact: Mark Bello, (301) 975-3776; mark. bello@nist.gov. |
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