R&D 100 Award for new NIST/UMD neutron detector

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NIST Lyman alpha neutron detector shown with a US dollar coin for scale is now the worlds most sensitive neutron detector. Credit: NIST
NIST Lyman alpha neutron detector, shown with a US dollar coin for scale, is now the world’s most sensitive neutron detector. Credit: NIST
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A new ultrasensitive, high bandwidth neutron detector developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland (UMD) will receive one of this year's "R&D 100 Awards," it was announced on July 1. The annual R&D 100 Awards program recognizes "the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the market" during the previous year, as selected by an independent judging panel and the editors of R&D Magazine.


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