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Rubber Process Analyzer

Rubber Process Analyzer

The TA Instruments RPA elite rubber process analyzer (RPA) is a strain-controlled rotational shear rheometer for the characterization of polymers, composites
Large Aperture Scanner

Large Aperture Scanner

The Large Aperture Scanner (LAS) scans a radar transceiver over a 5 meter by 20 meter aperture. Image reconstruction techniques enable a three-dimensional
Reference Ballistic Chronograph Figure 1

Reference Ballistic Chronograph

The NIST-developed reference ballistic chronograph (RBC) provides repeatable measurements of the speed of a bullet that will impact a test article, such as

Cold Atom FIBSEM/AFM Laboratory

Location: Bldg. 216, Rm. E110 With the development of CNST’s cold atom ion source technology, we have created an applications laboratory...

Kartik Srinivasan Elected OSA Fellow

Kartik Srinivasan of NIST’s Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) was elected Fellow of the Optical Society (OSA). Dr. Srinivasan received the honor for his outstanding contributions to nanophotonics and quantum optics, including cavity...

NCNR Experimental Reports

Continuation proposals must be accompanied by an experimental report on the previous beamtime allocation. Reports should be brief, not...

Visitor network instructions

The visitor network has been set up to enable our visitors' access to the Internet. The government computer security policies do not allow...
Photo of police officer from behind wearing body armor labeled Police

A New Way to Test Body Armor

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new way to investigate the high-performance fibers used in modern body...
Moonset on the NIST campus

How Bright is the Moon, Really?

The “inconstant moon,” as Shakespeare called it in Romeo and Juliet, is more reliable than his pair of star-crossed lovers might have thought. Now researchers...

Materials Genome Initiative

NIST promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.

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David Newell

David Newell Named 2017 APS Fellow

For significant contributions to the least squares adjustments of the fundamental constants of nature from experimental data and to the redefinition of the international system of units.

Nanocalorimeter Measurement System

Nanocalorimeter Measurement System

This Nanocalorimeter Measurement System is used for nanocalorimetry measurements at fast heating rates (100 °C/s to 100,000 °C/s) and measurements of samples
Nanocalorimeter Calibration System

Nanocalorimeter Calibration System

The Nanocalorimeter Calibration System is used to calibrate each individual nanocalorimeter sensor chip used in the nanocalorimetry measurements project. The
shear impact test

Impact Mitigating Materials

The STG is developing improved test methods for assessing the ability of materials to protect against sporting and similar moderate rate impacts.
MBE Summit 2018, April 2-5

Model-Based Enterprise Summit 2018

Mon, Apr 2 - Thu, Apr 5 2018
The goal of the 2018 MBE Summit was to identify challenges, research, implementation issues, and lessons learned in
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