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Our country's way of life depends on the electric power distribution system. Keeping the national electric grid in good working order -- and ensuring power is
The information economy – the modern economy that heavily dependent on information gathering, transmitting, processing, storing, utilizing and consuming is
Microwave acoustic resonators are widely used to filter signals on multiple frequency bands for mobile communications. To predict filter performance, industry
The Field Strength Metrology Project develops measurements of free-space electromagnetic (EM) emissions to help evaluate electronic interference of electronic
Chipscale electronic devices such as field-effect transistors (FETs) are being developed for biochemical applications ranging from clinical diagnostics to
To provide the necessary information for electronic material manufacturers to predict how and when failures will occur and enable lifetime analysis appropriate
Fundamental understanding of electron-solid interactions is key to interpreting electron microscopy images for quantitative metrology. Scanning electron
This project comprises of two complimentary components: 1.) the controlled synthesis of selectively engineered magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) in support of the
The state of the art for measurement and inspection of the smallest printed features on an integrated circuits (IC) chip is a combination of electron scanning
NIST is engaged in a joint effort between the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) and the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) aimed at revolutionizing 3D
In the vacuum ultraviolet and extreme ultraviolet (EUV), the indices of refraction of all materials become complex: N = n + ik, or N = 1- d + ik. Here, n is the
This project aims to provide the world's best basis for accurate impedance measurements by tying the U.S. legal system of electrical units to the International
Our objective is to evaluate mechanisms of fatigue in bulk silicon, a material that has been traditionally considered to be immune to degradation of mechanical
Optical frequency combs convert a laser source containing a single frequency of light into pulses that include thousands of frequencies. This project aims to
This project is focused on developing the measurement methods and polymer physics models needed to accelerate the innovation cycle for organic semiconductor
A variety of gases are used during production of semiconductors for deposition, lithography, etching, doping, annealing, and chamber cleaning. These processes
The NIST Headquarters in Gaithersburg, MD also provides a convenient testbed to evaluate the current state of knowledge relating optical remote sensing to
U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness rely on NIST to provide world class traceability to the International System of Units (SI) and to advance
Radio-frequency (RF) waves and microwaves are involved with almost every facet of everyday life. Radio stations, television, wireless devices, satellite
Quantum dots (QDs) are a promising quantum computing approach that over the past years have been gaining popularity as candidate building blocks for solid-state
Our goal is to develop the scientific understanding needed to allow modeling and simulation to become the driving force in improving magnetic sensors and to
We synthesize semiconductor nanostructures to serve both as test structures for measurement techniques and as building blocks for novel metrology tools and
Our goal is to develop the metrology to enable a materials genomic approach to the discovery and optimization of complex electronic and electromagnetic