Image & signal processing

News and Updates

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Recovering Data: NIST’s Neural Network Model Finds Small Objects in Dense Images

August 4, 2020

In efforts to automatically capture important data from scientific papers, computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have

Detecting Effects of 3D Shapes in Nanoscale Chip Features

April 27, 2015

As microchip feature dimensions approach atomic scale, it becomes formidably difficult to measure their size and shape. According to the International

NIST Effort Could Improve High-Tech Medical Scanners

June 12, 2012

A powerful color-based imaging technique is making the jump from remote sensing to the operating room—and a team of scientists* at the National Institute of

A photomicrograph showing the microrobot built by the University of Hawaii along with a series of glass beads that it assembled into a mini "U H".

NIST Contests in China Put Next-Gen Robot Technologies to the Test

June 7, 2011

Robotic automation, microrobotics and robotic perception and recognition all advanced a few steps closer to their future applications in manufacturing, health

Projects and Programs

Optical and Optoelectronic Materials Characterization

This project aims to develop rigorous measurements and methodology needed for determining optical and electrical properties of advanced materials that might be

Metrics for Manipulation and Enhancements of Forensic Images

Latent fingerprints are, by definition, left unintentionally and are obtained using diverse physical and chemical techniques. It follows that the initial

Additive Manufacturing Part Qualification

Critical parts for defense, aerospace, and medical applications must be formally qualified prior to use. Currently, extensive empirical testing consisting of

AM Machine and Process Control Methods for Additive Manufacturing

Part quality in additive manufacturing (AM) is highly dependent on the process control, but there is a lack of adequate AM control methods and standards. In

Publications

Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification of DNA Fluorescence Melt Data: Applications of Affine Transformations

October 15, 2020

Author(s)

Paul N. Patrone, Anthony J. Kearsley, Jacob M. Majikes, James A. Liddle

Digital Radiometer for Traceable Spectrum Sensing

September 14, 2020

Author(s)

Xifeng Lu, Dazhen Gu, Daniel G. Kuester

This paper describes a metrology instrument designed for detecting noise and interference in digital communications. A quadrature detector downconverts in-phase

Affine Analysis for Quantitative PCR Measurements

August 28, 2020

Author(s)

Paul N. Patrone, Anthony J. Kearsley, Erica L. Romsos, Megan H. Cleveland, Peter M. Vallone

NIST 2020 CTS Speaker Recognition Challenge Evaluation Plan

July 29, 2020

Author(s)

Seyed Omid Sadjadi, Craig S. Greenberg, Elliot Singer, Douglas A. Reynolds, Lisa Mason

Following the success of the 2019 Conversational Telephone Speech (CTS) Speaker Recognition Challenge, which received 1347 submissions from 67 academic and

Software

Custom Lifetime Imaging Platform (CLIP)

CLIP is an analysis program for fluorescence lifetime images. It provides the user with the ability to fit or calculate the phasor plots for lifetime decays

Tools and Instruments

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