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MEP Centers Aid Manufacturers on Cybersecurity

May 3, 2018

Centers in the MEP National Network TM assist small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) on managing their Cybersecurity risks using a variety of tools...

Non-Steady-State Permeation through Membranes for Solar Fuels Systems

Mon, Jun 4 2018, 10:30 - 11:30am EDT

Membranes are used as separators in photoelectrochemical cells that convert sunlight into chemicals such as H 2 and CO 2

Networks of Graphene Nanoribbons and Nanosheets Formed in Metals by the Electrocharging Assisted Process

Thu, May 3 2018, 10:30 - 11:30am EDT

The incorporation of carbon nanostructures, such as graphene and carbon nanotubes, in the lattice of metals is desirable

Astronaut aboard the International Space Station is seen preparing a carousel holding samples of materials for a smoke detection test.

NIST/NASA Study Shows One Detector Doesn’t ‘Fit All’ for Smoke in Spacecraft

May 1, 2018

What had been a peaceful and productive mission for the six men aboard the Russian space station Mir, including U.S. astronaut Jerry Linenger, nearly became a...

Upcoming Meetings

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Current Meetings

Face-to-Face Meetings Virtual Meetings

Past Events

Full F45 Committee Face-to-Face Meetings Meeting 9 2019 – April/May Lowell, MA Meeting Minutes Presentation Meeting 8...

Standards

Performance Standards ASTM F45 Standards: https://www.astm.org/COMMITTEE/F45.htm ASTM F3200-18 Standard Terminology for Driverless...

In the News

First Standards for Guided Industrial Vehicles ASTM International’s committee on driverless automatic guided industrial vehicles (F45)...

Mobile Manipulator Research

Mobile robots and mobile manipulators (robot arm onboard a mobile robot) have been popular research topics for use in marine, undersea...

Unmanned Ground Vehicle Research

Publications These publications describe research to progress measurement science in support of: ASTM Committee F45 Driverless...

NIST's Unmanned Ground Vehicle Test Facilities

In order to validate the F45 published standards and to measure performance of A-UGVs in support of F45 work items, a reconfigurable test...

A-Unmanned Ground Vehicles Research and Standard Test Methods

ASTM International Committee F45 on Driverless Automatic Guided Industrial Vehicles was formed in 2014. This Committee addresses issues...

Diatomic Spectral Database, Acknowledgments and References

8. Acknowledgments Since bibliographic search is quite fundamental to a data compilation, the authors appreciate the cooperation of the many...

Diatomic Spectral Database, Equilibrium Internuclear Distances

7. Equilibrium Internuclear Distances When precise values for the Dunham coefficients, Y lj, are obtained from experiment, the...

Diatomic Spectral Database, Molecular Constant and Spectral Line Tables

6. Molecular Constant and Spectral Line Tables As described in the Introduction, the data tables for each molecule consist of a table of...

Diatomic Spectral Database, Evaluation of the Spectral Data

5. Evaluation of the Spectral Data The evaluation involved the selection of the best sets of transition frequencies and molecular...

IFES Image Contest

Atom Probe Tomography and Microscopy 2018 (Past Event) The IFES will be holding an image contest in conjunction with APT&M 2018. The contest...

Diatomic Spectral Database, ²Π-Ground State Molecules

4. 2 Π-Ground State Molecules As in the case of the 3Σ-molecules, the energy levels of a 2Π-molecule exhibit the additional splittings...

Information for Presentations

Atom Probe Tomography and Microscopy 2018 (Past Event) Speakers should make sure their talks are loaded on the room PC, or that their...

New National-Level Economic Impact of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Report Released

April 26, 2018

A recent study by the W.E. Upjohn Institute found the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)...

Diatomic Spectral Database, ³Σ-Ground State Molecules

3. 3 Σ-Ground State Molecules The O 2 and SO molecules are the only diatomic molecules in this compilation which possess a 3Σ electronic...

2018 Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute Technical Meeting (ESSCI 2018)

March 4, 2018

The NIST Flammability Reduction group traveled to State College (Pennsylvania State University) for the 2018 Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute...

Diatomic Spectral Database, ¹Σ-Ground State Molecules

2. 1 Σ-Ground State Molecules The majority of the diatomic molecules studied by microwave techniques have 1Σ electronic ground states. The...

Diatomic Spectral Database, General Description of the Tables

1. General Description of the Tables Two types of tables are presented for each molecular species. The first table contains the derived...

5457: State Laboratory Annual Submission Process

Thu, Sep 6 2018

The Annual Submission Process Webinar provides guidance on how to successfully submit all required materials necessary

Diatomic Spectral Database, Introduction

Introduction These tables represent the first part of a series of critical reviews on the microwave spectra of molecules. The present...

A Fast Track to Solar-Power Paint?

NIST researchers may have found a more efficient way to hunt down promising new solar cell materials. When you think of solar power, you...

Hydrocarbon Spectral Database, Table 2.1

Table 2.1. Determinable rotational and centrifugal distortion constants ( P 4) employed by various workers a Kivelson-Wilson Parameters...

NIST Releases IREX IX Part One Performance of Iris Recognition Algorithms (NISTIR 8207)

April 18, 2018

NIST released IREX IX Part One Performance of Iris Recognition Algorithms (NISTIR 8207), a report describing the results of a study evaluating the performance...

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