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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...

$Rigaku SmartLab X-ray Diffraction System$

NanoFab Tool: Rigaku SmartLab X-Ray Diffraction

The Rigaku SmartLab X-ray diffraction system (XRD) is a fully automated, modular system for advanced x-ray diffraction measurements on a wide range of materials

Photograph of the Bruker Dimension FastScan Atomic Force Microscope.

NanoFab Tool: Bruker Dimension FastScan Atomic Force Microscope

The Bruker Dimension FastScan atomic force microscope (AFM) combines a high-speed scanning AFM, programmable stage control, and a user friendly interface to

Photograph of the Zeiss NVision 40 Cross Beam Microscope.

NanoFab Tool: Zeiss Ultra 60 Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope

The Zeiss Ultra 60 Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) is a high resolution FE-SEM which provides nanoscale imaging and compositional analysis

World Metrology Day 2014: Measurements and the Global Energy Challenge

May 19, 2014

The theme of this year's World Metrology Day, " Measurements and the Global Energy Challenge," speaks to one of the defining issues of our time. One that is as...

New SPAD Control System: High Efficiency, Low Noise

May 16, 2014

By employing a technique analogous to the operation of noise-canceling headphones, PML researchers have created an exquisitely sensitive, semiconductor-based...

Virtual Cybernetic Building Testbed

The NIST Virtual Cybernetic Building Testbed (VCBT) is a whole building emulator designed with enough flexibility to be capable of reproducibly simulating

Second Disaster Resilience Workshop – July 30, 2014 in Hoboken, NJ

Wed, Jul 30 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD, will host the second workshop with the

NIST Seeks Comments on Major Revision to Industrial Control Systems Security Guide

May 15, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public review and comment a proposed major update to its Guide to Industrial Control...

NIST Digital Forensic Resource Honored with a National Innovation Award

May 15, 2014

The National Digital Stewardship Alliance Innovation Working Group is honoring NIST for a software archive that has proven highly valuable to digital forensic...

Meeting: Energy Sector Identity and Access Management Use Case

Tue, May 20 2014

This a meeting of vendors who have responded to a Federal Register notice regarding the project " Securing Networked

Independent Committee Begins Review of NIST's Cryptographic Material and Development Process

May 14, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that its primary advisory committee, the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology...

NIST Develops Test and Measurement Tools for Internet Routing Security

May 14, 2014

The NIST-developed RPKI-Monitor ( http://rpki-monitor.antd.nist.gov/) provides continuous test and measurement of the emerging Resource Public Key...

Spartanburg, S.C., Fire Experiments Will Test New Firefighting Tactics

May 13, 2014

Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will return to Spartanburg, S.C., on May 15-21, 2014, as part of a collaborative...

New NIST Guidelines Aim to Help IT System Developers Build Security In From the Ground Up — Public Comments Welcomed

May 13, 2014

A new initiative by computer security experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks to bring widely recognized systems and software...

FDNY Says 'Thanks' to NIST Engineers

May 13, 2014

Most New Yorkers may not realize it, but their first responders are better equipped for search and hazmat operations thanks, in part, to standard test methods...

Newtonian constant of gravitation workshop at NIST

Thu, Oct 9 - Fri, Oct 10 2014

To refine the plan for the Newtonian Constant of Gravitation International Consortium and to exchange ideas for

NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Science

NOTE: The information provided on this page is maintained for archival information. Please visit the “ NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Science” project page for

Tattoo Recognition Technology

The Tattoo Recognition Technology Program features a family of activities designed with goals to evaluate and measure image-based tattoo recognition technology

NIST Invites Forensic DNA Analysts to Webinar on Mixture Interpretation

May 7, 2014

Forensic DNA analysts are invited to participate in a webinar on DNA mixture interpretation on Wednesday, May 28, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. ET. The National...

NanoFab Tool: Bachur & Associates LS-200FSX Photoresist Stabilization System

The Bachur & Associates LS-200FSX Photoresist Stabilization System provides deep-ultraviolet (DUV) flood exposure and resist curing. The system strengthens

Schematic of the Suss MicroTec Delta12 Developer System.

NanoFab Tool: Suss MicroTec Delta12AQ Automated Resist Developer

The Suss MicroTec Delta12AQ is an automated photoresist developer station which supports temperature controlled spray photoresist development. The cassette-to

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