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Fundamental Chemical Metrology
Last Updated Date: 10/22/2012 The Chemical Sciences Division serves as the Nation’s reference laboratory for chemical compositional measurements and standards to … more
Proficiency Test Results
Last Updated Date: 10/22/2012 Proficiency Test (PT) results are available at no cost to customers who have tested SRMs 2092, 2096, and 2098. A PT result serves as a … more
Protective Systems Research Program
Last Updated Date: 10/17/2012 The Protective Systems Research (PSR) program conducts and coordinates research and provides technical services to address standards needs for … more
Physical Infrastructure: Connections
Last Updated Date: 10/05/2012 Using a complementary approach of experimental measurements and detailed finite element analysis, we will develop more realistic yet … more
NIST Test Bed for Explosives Trace Detection
Last Updated Date: 10/04/2012 The NIST Entry Point Screening Test Bed conducts fundamental research to generate measurements and standards that address critical challenges in … more
Polymer Microspheres By Annular Co-Flow Extrusion
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 Well characterized test materials are essential for validating the performance of trace explosive detection systems. Particle size, chemical … more
Rapid Isotopic Screening
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 We have exploited the built-in functionality of a secondary ion mass spectrometer to provide the capability to screen the enrichment levels of a … more
Trace Narcotics Detection
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 A large suite of illicit drug samples were analyzed using IMS to evaluate the selectivity and sensitivity of the technique. The sample suite … more
Public Safety and Security in Analytical Microscopy Group
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 Reliable standards are needed to test, maintain, and improve the effectiveness of trace detectors that protect the public, commerce, and … more
Inkjet Gravimetry
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 Gravimetric and optical methods were developed to assure quantitative deposition of compounds from nano-dispense devices onto the surfaces of … more
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
Complex Fluid Analysis with the Advanced Distillation Curve Approach
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 Complex fluids may be defined as mixtures in which there are many components, and in which the components span a range of physical and chemical … more
Fundamental Studies on the Vapors Produced by High Explosives
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 High explosives, of significant interest from the homeland security standpoint, are materials that undergo very fast reactions that produce a … more
Microcryocooler for Terahertz Detectors
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 NIST and the University of Colorado have been funded since April, 2006, by DARPA to develop a microcryocooler with a volume less than about 4 cm 3 … more
Low Temperature Regenerator and Pulse Tube Losses
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 The Cryogenic Technologies Project has been funded by ONR since FY2005 to measure and model the losses in 4 K regenerators and pulse tubes. These … more |
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