Chemistry Programs & Projects

The U.S. Navy uses thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) to monitor personnel for radiation exposure.

Transition metal nanoparticle catalysts show great promise as the key enabling breakthrough for the realization of efficient and economical fuel … more

The global warming potential (GWP) of a number of compounds used by U.S. industry is not known or poorly known. Working with the EPA, a set of … more

Quantum chemical calculations have proven to be a reliable tool for the prediction of thermodynamics quantities, particularly for smaller organic … more

Density Functional Tight Binding (DFTB) methods have been shown to be capable of producing reliable molecular structures and energetics at a … more

U.S. manufacturers have contended for decades that traceability to national standards for industrial irradiation applications is best achieved by … more

This project involves sample geometry and metrological development for high rate servohydraulic testing. (Content to be uploaded soon) more

Much of our knowledge of protein folding comes from experiments on polypeptides in dilute solutions or from theoretical models of isolated … more

It is well known that the physical properties of a fluid can change profoundly, and often non-trivially, when placed in a confined environment. … more

With concerns over the limited supply of non-renewable forms of energy, there is growing interest in renewable sources of energy such as biofuels. … more

The NIST Chemical Sciences Division has collaborated with the Brazil National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality … more

Summary

Objective We synthesize and characterize catalytic nanoparticles and nanoparticle-enhanced membranes for more efficient water treatment and … more

This project provides measurement solutions that probe the surface and internal structure of polymer membranes used in water purification, and … more

Advanced ceramics and inorganic materials are critically enabling elements in devices and systems across many technology sectors, such as … more