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Measurement Standards in Analytical Microscopy Group
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 The use of standards is considered a critical component in the assurance of analytical quality, allowing reliable measures of detection limits, … more
Thermophysical Properties of Aviation Fuels
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 Environmental concerns, the potential for disruptions in supply, and the need for reusable rocket engines have generated interest in new aviation … more
Thermophysical Properties of Biofuels
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 The Thermophysical Properties Division has begun a program to develop thermophysical property data for the biofuels. Transportation fuels will … more
Determinations of Boron Deposit Quality by Neutron Depth Profiling
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 Straw detectors are a new concept in position-sensitive neutron detectors recently developed by Proportion Technology Inc. The detectors are … more
Chemical Metrology for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 A wide range of industrial sectors and their customers and suppliers are involved directly with NIST in the prioritization and development of … more
Reference Materials and Standards for Fossil Fuels, Electric Utility Emissions, and Coal Combustion By-Products
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) fossil fuel Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) continue to be in high demand by the … more
Fossil Fuel Standard Reference Materials
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 To support regulatory and industry requirements for reference materials and standards, NIST produces and maintains a large inventory of fossil … more
Activated Carbon and FGD Gypsum Standard Reference Materials
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 New Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) consisting of activated carbon sorbent materials and flue gas desulfurization (FGD) gypsum are being … more
Establishing Measurement Traceability for Gaseous Mercury Emissions Monitoring
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 As a result of the environmental impact of mercury and the neurotoxic risk associated with trophic transfer of methyl mercury to humans, the … more
Development of Standards in Support of Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 The Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE) has proposed a Hydrogen Fuel Quality Specification Guideline. Several contaminants, in … more
Measurement Quality in Hydrogen Storage R&D
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 No existing hydrogen storage material satisfies the Department of Energy (DoE) goal of achieving a commercial hydrogen storage system for … more
Analytical Metrology in Support of the US Hydrogen Infrastructure
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 Under the initiative 'Enabling the Hydrogen Economy,' NIST will apply its unique facilities and expertise in the multi-agency effort to … more
Development of Standards for the World Meteorological Organization, Global Atmosphere Watch Program
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 The presence of hydrocarbons in the atmosphere has become important to climate change assessment studies due to their role as precursors to ozone … more
Measurements and Standards to Support Global Climate Change Studies
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 Much of the world's assessment and critical evaluation of currently available data on contributions to climate change comes from the … more
Infrared Imaging Beyond the Diffraction Limit
Last Updated Date: 07/09/2012 There are a variety of tools for characterizing nanoscale morphology and structure, such as scanning probe, scanning electron, and transmission … more |
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