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Optical Methods for 3-D Nanostructure Metrology
Last Updated Date: 05/09/2013 We develop new approaches to optical microscopy and electromagnetic modeling to enable improved metrology of nanoscale structures with dimensions … more
Traceable Scanning Probe Nano-Characterization
Last Updated Date: 05/08/2013 Research and development of rigorously SI traceable nano-characterization instrumentation, measurements, and procedures to enable a fundamental … more
Atom-Based Dimensional Metrology
Last Updated Date: 04/19/2013 A primary goal of this project is to develop intrinsic calibration standards based on the crystalline lattice. The ultimate limit for nanoscale … more
Forensic Topography and Surface Metrology
Last Updated Date: 04/19/2013 Provide SI-traceable measurements and standards for ballistic and toolmark identification and surface texture and microform calibrations. Enable … more
Nanoparticle Metrology
Last Updated Date: 04/19/2013 We are advancing the measurement of dimension and function of engineered nanoparticles for biomedical research, manufacturing, and environmental … more
Nanoelectronic Device Metrology
Last Updated Date: 04/09/2013 The Nanoelectronic Device Metrology (NEDM) project is developing the measurement science infrastructure that will enable emerging … more
Nanotribology for Nanomanufacturing
Last Updated Date: 03/20/2013 Tribology is the science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion and includes studies of friction, adhesion, lubrication, and … more
Nanoscale Stress Measurements and Standards
Last Updated Date: 03/15/2013 Our objective is to develop accurate measurement methods for the nanoscale stress distributions and surface defects that control device … more
Next-Generation Robotics and Automation Program
Last Updated Date: 01/10/2013 The objective of the Next-Generation Robotics and Automation Program is to develop and deploy advances in measurement science to safely increase … more
Micro- and Nano-Manipulation for Manufacturing Applications
Last Updated Date: 01/10/2013 Manipulation at the micro and nano levels requires different strategies than at the macro scale and also the development of related sensing and … more
Smart Manufacturing Processes and Equipment
Last Updated Date: 01/02/2013 The objective of the Smart Manufacturing Processes and Equipment Program is to develop and deploy advances in measurement science that will enable … more
Manipulating the Position and Orientation of Nanoparticles using Feedback Control
Last Updated Date: 12/26/2012 To advance the development of miniaturized systems, there is a need to place nanostructured materials in very precise locations. Only then can … more
Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers
Last Updated Date: 12/26/2012 One of the major obstacles to incorporating nanotechnology into everyday products is the difficulty of making nanoscale structures inexpensively … more
Real-Time Tracking and Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Individual Nanoparticles
Last Updated Date: 12/26/2012 The behavior and properties of macroscale objects are stable and predictable because they are the result of the average behavior of very large … more
Closed-Loop Manufacturing of Complex Micro Optics Project
Last Updated Date: 12/21/2012 On-machine measurement of micro optics is essential for producing complex high-precision optical components used in next generation imaging … more |
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