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The NIST Microforce Realization and Measurement Project

Published

Author(s)

David B. Newell, Edwin R. Williams, John A. Kramar, Jon R. Pratt, Douglas T. Smith

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a five-year Micro-force Realization and Measurement project focusing on the development of an instrument and laboratory capable of realizing and measuring the SI unit of force below 5x10-6 N using the electrical units as the link to the SI.
Volume
52 (2)
Conference Dates
June 16-21, 2002
Conference Location
Ottawa, 1, CA
Conference Title
Proceedings of the Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements

Keywords

electrical standards, force metrology, mass metrology, Nanotechnology

Citation

Newell, D. , Williams, E. , Kramar, J. , Pratt, J. and Smith, D. (2003), The NIST Microforce Realization and Measurement Project, Proceedings of the Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, Ottawa, 1, CA (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created March 31, 2003, Updated October 12, 2021