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NIST Standard Reference Simulation Website
Last Updated Date: 03/28/2013 The Standard Reference Simulation Website is an ongoing project whose aim is to provide well-documented simulation results for a variety of … more
Radioactivity Standard Reference Material Program
Last Updated Date: 03/27/2013 The Standard Reference Materials Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides science, industry, and government … more
Quantum information technology and correlated photon radiometry
Last Updated Date: 03/26/2013 We develop methods and devices to further radiometric techniques and quantum information technology. This includes developing and characterizing … more
Theory of the optical properties of materials
Last Updated Date: 03/26/2013 The overarching objective of this project is reliably calculating the bulk optical properties of materials, such as complex index of refraction, … more
Theory of Transport in Graphene
Last Updated Date: 03/21/2013 Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, is one of the most likely materials to produce the next breakthrough in the electronics … more
Calibration of Beta-Particle Sources and Instruments for Radiation Protection
Last Updated Date: 03/21/2013 A calibration service for protection-level beta-particle sources and instrumentation has been in place at NIST for several years
Neutron Tomography of Hydrogen Storage Bed
Last Updated Date: 03/20/2013 Future hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will require hydrogen storage vessels that efficiently store and quickly release the hydrogen fuel. … more
Absorbed-Dose Measurements to Support Biologics Research
Last Updated Date: 03/20/2013 The Dosimetry Group have been working with Maryland-based biotech firm Sanaria Inc. that is planning to manufacture a new vaccine against malaria. more
Radionuclides by Anticoincidence Counting
Last Updated Date: 03/20/2013 The standardization of radionuclides by primary methods is the foundation for all the standards and services provided by the NIST radioactivity … 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
Liquid Scintillation Counting
Last Updated Date: 03/19/2013 The triple-to-double coincidence ratio (TDCR) method of liquid scintillation counting employs three detectors to facilitate the experimental … more
Ge-68, PET Scanner Clinical Trials
Last Updated Date: 03/19/2013 The interpretation of quantitative imaging data obtained from Positron Emission Tomography (PET) studies requires an understanding of the … more
International Comparison of Tc-99
Last Updated Date: 03/19/2013 An international measurement comparison for a 99 Tc solution hosted by National Physical Laboratory (NPL) of the UK, (CCRI(II)K-2. 99 Tc … more
Comparison of Co60 Absorbed Dose for High-Dose Dosimetry
Last Updated Date: 03/13/2013 NIST participated in a recent international comparison of standards for absorbed dose to water for 60 Co gamma radiation at radiation-processing … more
Dose/Dose-Rate Effects in Alanine Dosimetry
Last Updated Date: 03/13/2013 Check standards are used by the NIST Ionizing Radiation Division to monitor the performance of the alanine dosimetry system that is central to its … more |
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