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Gaithersburg

New Members and Chair for the Baldrige Panel of Judges

May 28, 2014

Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker recently appointed four new members to the Panel of Judges for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The new judges

SmartAmerica Expo

Wed, Jun 11 2014

Imagine vehicles that can make their own way around a military base or medical campus, health information that follows

Indoor Air Quality Test House

In order to enable studies of a range of indoor air quality and ventilation issues, EL maintains a highly instrumented three-bedroom test house. Previous

VOC emissions chambers

In order to support the development of test methods and reference materials for volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions from building materials and

NanoFab Tool: Bruker Dektak 6M contact profilometer

The Bruker Dektak 6M contact profilometer measures the thickness of patterned thin films by sensing the deflections of a fine stylus riding over feature steps

NanoFab Tool: J. A. Woollam M-2000 DI Spectroscopic Ellipsometer

The J. A. Woollam M-2000 DI spectroscopic ellipsometer provides fast and accurate thin film characterization over a wide spectroscopic range. The high speed CCD

NanoFab Tool: First Ten Angstroms FTA125 Contact Angle Goniometer

The First Ten Angstroms FTA125 is a general purpose goniometer that can measure the contact angle and surface tension of liquid droplets on a substrate's

NanoFab Tool: Olympus SZH10 Stereo Microscope

The Olympus SZH10 is a long working distance stereo microscope that supports both reflected light and transmitted light modes for inspecting substrates and

NanoFab Tool: Nikon SMZ1500 Stereo Microscope

The Nikon SMZ1500 is a long working distance stereo microscope that supports both reflected light and transmitted light modes for inspecting substrates and

Photograph of the Nikon L200 compound optical microscope.

NanoFab Tool: Nikon L200 Compound Optical Microscope

The Nikon L200 is a compound optical microscope that supports both reflected light and transmitted light modes for inspecting substrates and samples. The

NanoFab Tool: Keithley 4200 SCS Parametric Test Station

The Keithley 4200 SCS parametric test system provides in-line electrical characterization capabilities, including the ability to measure capacitance at multiple

NanoFab Tool: Bruker Dektak XT Profilometer

The Bruker Dektak XT contact profilometer measures the thin film thickness of patterned features by sensing the deflection of a fine stylus that is raster

Nanoelectronics: First Measurement of Moly's Thermal Conductivity

May 21, 2014

Angela Hight Walker of PML's Semiconductor and Dimensional Metrology Division and colleagues have succeeded in measuring a previously unknown but essential

NanoFab Tool: Toho Technology FLX-2320 Stress Measurement Tool

The Toho Technology FLX-2320 stress measurement tool uses a laser interferometer to measure the curvature of a wafer before and after film deposition. It then

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Liquid-Measuring Devices Seminar

Mon, Jun 2 - Fri, Jun 6 2014

This 5 day seminar will teach students how to properly inspect and test LPG metering systems, i.e., perform an official

Photovoltaic Characterization Laboratory

NIST's PV characterization laboratory is used to measure the electrical performance and opto-electronic properties of solar cells and modules. This facility

From Separation to Transformation: Metal-Organic Framework Shows New Talent

May 20, 2014

This gift from science just keeps on giving. Measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) show why a material already known

Don't Blink! NIST Studies Why Quantum Dots Suffer from 'Fluorescence Intermittency'

May 20, 2014

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), working in collaboration with the Naval Research Laboratory, have found that a

Capillary Device Significantly Improves Manufacture of Quality Liposomes

May 20, 2014

When the English author Sir Francis Bacon wrote "The world's a bubble" in 1629, it's a safe bet he wasn't thinking about microfluidics. However, for a research

NCNR Neutrons Highlight Possible Battery Candidate

May 20, 2014

Analysis of a manganese-based crystal by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

NIST Improves Performance, Capabilities of Its Computer Fire Modeling Tools

May 20, 2014

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists and engineers recently enhanced the capabilities of NIST's computer fire modeling software, a

Automated Guided Vehicles Ripe for Standardized Performance Tests

May 20, 2014

Automated guided vehicles—or AGVs—are robotic versions of draft animals, hauling heavy loads and navigating their way in factories, distribution centers, ports

$Rigaku SmartLab X-ray Diffraction System$