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Material Measurement Laboratory

Projects/Programs

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Building Measurement Confidence for Cell Characterization

Ongoing

Cells are being used in drug discovery, therapeutics development, biomedical research, and biotechnological and medical applications. However, the measurement

CALPHAD Data Informatics

Ongoing

The Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) creates a new era of materials innovation that will serve as a foundation for strengthening domestic industries in these

Cancer Biomarker Measurements and Collaborations

Ongoing

NIST develops cancer measurements by working with our stakeholders to deliver improved measurement methods, data, test materials, interlaboratory testing

Cancer Genome in a Bottle

Ongoing

Part of the Genome in a Bottle Consortium hosted by NIST dedicated to authoritative characterization of benchmark cancer genomes. Complements NIST's current DNA

Carbon Capture and Carbon Sequestration

Ongoing

Image showing a variety of gas tanks with carbon dioxide

Carbon Dioxide Measurements and Reference Materials

Ongoing

The Gas Sensing Metrology Group at NIST develops primary gravimetric standards for a wide variety of CO2 measurement uses. For the past 40+ years the group has

Carbon Nanotube Reference Materials

Completed

Single-wall carbon nanotubes are an important class of carbon nanomaterials with significant potential for commercial applications. The National Institute of

Cardiac Device Reliability

Ongoing

The growing sophistication of electronic medical devices results in two broad benefits for both individuals and society: improved survivability in the face of

a conceptual diagram of a gate-all-around (GAA) field-effect transistor

Causal Green's function simulations of phonons for multiscale/multiphysics modeling of thermal transport in gate-allaround transistors

Ongoing

This project employs a causal Green’s function (CGF) method to model thermal transport in nanoscale semiconductors, overcoming limitations posed by the Fourier

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CCQM Activities in the Gas Analysis Working Group

Ongoing

NIST's Chemical Sciences Division Gas Sensing Metrology Group has participated in over 40 Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance-Metrology in Chemistry

CCQM Activities in the Inorganic Analysis Working Group and the Electrochemical Analysis Working Group

Ongoing

NIST maintains an active role in these two CCQM working groups, participating in international key comparisons and pilot studies, organizing new studies, and

CCQM Activities in the Organic Analysis Working Group

Ongoing

NIST's Chemical Sciences Division has participated in over 50  Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance - Metrology in Chemistry (CCQM) Organic Analysis

Cell Counting for Cell Therapies

Ongoing

Cell counting (or cell enumeration) is one of the most fundamental measurements in biotechnology, from biomanufacturing to medical diagnosis to advanced therapy

Samples for Cell free DNA Methylation Measurements

Cell free DNA Methylation Measurements: Invitation to Participate in an Interlaboratory Testing Program Evaluating Methylated Cell free DNA Test Materials

Ongoing

NIST invites participants to an Interlaboratory Testing Program to evaluate the suitability and utility of two sets of methylated cell free DNA (cfDNA) test

Cell Line Authentication

Ongoing

Cells derived from different organisms and tissues have been established and are used in bioresearch and for the production of complex biological products. The

Cell Viability for Advanced Therapies

Ongoing

Cell viability is a fundamental measurement in the characterization of cells. Cell viability assays refer to a class of measurements that assess the health of a

Cell-based Assay for Mechanistically-based Prediction of Cytoxicity

Ongoing

The most commonly used cell-based assays for measuring cytotoxicity often show poor reproducibility, require 24 h to complete, and rely on a nonspecific

Certification of Standard Reference Material 2393 for the CAG repeats of Huntington Disease

Ongoing

Huntington disease is a neurodegenerative disease of midlife onset that produces choreic movements and cognitive decline, often accompanied by psychiatric

Certification of a Standard Reference Material for Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Ongoing

**Update** As of September 1, 2015, SRM 2366a Cytomegalovirus DNA (TowneΔ147 BAC) for DNA Measurements was made available. The new material is a single

Certification of Three Soil SRMs for Inorganic Environmental Measurements

Completed

Analysis of soils for metals and other elements is essential in assessing environmental compliance and the impacts of potentially toxic elements on human

Characterization of Dolphin Lung Endothelial Cells Through Quantitative Imaging

Completed

A collaboration between the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Hollings Marine Laboratory, and NIST is examining the relationship between cell

Characterization of Nano-to-Microscale Process-Induced Thermo-Mechanical Changes in Heterogeneously Integrated Microelectronics

Ongoing

Some of the manufacturing difficulties encountered by the heterogeneous integration of modular chips in system-in-package are due to thermal management and

Material Measurement Laboratory

Projects/Programs

Building Measurement Confidence for Cell Characterization

CALPHAD Data Informatics

Cancer Biomarker Measurements and Collaborations

Cancer Genome in a Bottle

Carbon Capture and Carbon Sequestration

Carbon Dioxide Measurements and Reference Materials

Carbon Nanotube Reference Materials

Cardiac Device Reliability

Causal Green's function simulations of phonons for multiscale/multiphysics modeling of thermal transport in gate-allaround transistors

CCQM Activities in the Gas Analysis Working Group

CCQM Activities in the Inorganic Analysis Working Group and the Electrochemical Analysis Working Group

CCQM Activities in the Organic Analysis Working Group

Cell Counting for Cell Therapies

Cell free DNA Methylation Measurements: Invitation to Participate in an Interlaboratory Testing Program Evaluating Methylated Cell free DNA Test Materials

Cell Line Authentication

Cell Viability for Advanced Therapies

Cell-based Assay for Mechanistically-based Prediction of Cytoxicity

Certification of Standard Reference Material 2393 for the CAG repeats of Huntington Disease

Certification of a Standard Reference Material for Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Certification of Three Soil SRMs for Inorganic Environmental Measurements

Characterization of Dolphin Lung Endothelial Cells Through Quantitative Imaging

Characterization of Nano-to-Microscale Process-Induced Thermo-Mechanical Changes in Heterogeneously Integrated Microelectronics

Characterization of 3D Photovoltaics

Charpy Machine Verification Program

Chemical/Biochemical Microsensor Science

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
-Bioinformatics
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-Cell biology
-Engineering / synthetic biology
-Genomics
-Glycomics
-Metabolomics
-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
Buildings and Construction
-Building codes and standards
-Building control systems
-Building damage and repair
-Building economics
-Building materials
-Energy efficiency
-Heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
-Indoor air quality
-Structural engineering
-Thermal comfort
Chemistry
-Analytical chemistry
-Chemical engineering and processing
-Chemical thermodynamics and chemical properties
-Molecular characterization
-Theoretical chemistry and modeling
-Thermochemical properties
Electronics
-Electromagnetics
-Flexible electronics
-Magnetoelectronics
-Optoelectronics
-Organic electronics
-Semiconductors
-Sensors
-Superconducting electronics
Energy
-Alternative energy
-Conventional energy
-Electric power / smart grid
-Fuels
Environment
-Air / water / soil quality
-Climate
-Environmental health
-Greenhouse gas measurements
-Marine science
-Sustainability
Fire
-Emergency building evacuation
-Fire detection
-Fire dynamics and science
-Fire fighting
-Fire modeling
-Fire risk reduction
-Materials flammability
-Structural fire resistance
-Wildland urban interface fire
Forensic Science
-Digital evidence
-Drugs and toxicology
-Firearms and toolmarks
-Forensic biometrics
-Forensic genetics
-Trace evidence
Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
-Clinical diagnostics
-Dentistry
-Food and nutrition
-Medical imaging
-Precision medicine
-Regenerative medicine and advanced therapy
Information technology
-Artificial intelligence
--AI measurement and evaluation
--Applied AI
--Fundamental AI
--Hardware for AI
--Machine learning
--Trustworthy and responsible AI
-Biometrics
-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
-Computational science
-Conformance testing
-Cyber-physical systems
--Smart cities
-Cybersecurity
--Cryptography
--Cybersecurity education and workforce development
--Cybersecurity measurement
--Identity and access management
--Privacy engineering
--Risk management
--Securing emerging technologies
--Trustworthy networks
--Trustworthy platforms
-Data and informatics
--Human language technology
--Information retrieval
--Natural language processing
-Federal information processing standards (FIPS)
-Health IT
-Internet of Things (IoT)
-Interoperability testing
-Location based services
-Mobile
-Networking
--Mobile and wireless networking
--Network management and monitoring
--Network modeling and analysis
--Network security and robustness
--Network test and measurement
--Next generation networks
--Protocol design and standardization
--Software defined and virtual networks
-Privacy
-Software research
--Software testing
-Usability and human factors
--Accessibility
-Video analytics
-Virtual / augmented reality
-Visualization research
-Voting systems
Infrastructure
Manufacturing
-Additive manufacturing
-Factory communications
-Factory operations planning and control
-Interoperability in manufacturing
-Machining
-Manufacturing economics
-Manufacturing systems design and analysis
-Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics
-Process improvement
-Process measurement and control
-Product data
-Quality assurance
-Robotics in manufacturing
--Agility and adaptability
--Collaborative robots
--Dexterous grasping
--Manipulation
--Mobility and industrial autonomous vehicles
--Navigation / actuation / control
--Sensing and perception
-Supply chain
-Sustainable manufacturing
-Systems engineering
-Systems integration
-Technology commercialization
Materials
-Ceramics
-Composites
-Concrete / cement
-Materials characterization
--Composition and structure
--Mechanical properties
--Thermal properties
-Metals
-Modeling and computational material science
-Polymers
-Superconductors
Mathematics and statistics
-Experiment design
-Image and signal processing
-Modeling and simulation research
-Numerical methods and software
-Statistical analysis
-Uncertainty quantification
Metrology
-Amount of substance
-Dimensional metrology
-Electrical / electromagnetic metrology
-Flow metrology and rheology
-Force metrology
-Humidity metrology
-Ionizing radiation metrology
-Mass metrology
-Metric
-Optical / photometry / laser metrology
-Pressure and vacuum metrology
-Thermometry metrology
-Time and frequency metrology
-Weights and measures
Nanotechnology
-Nanobiotechnology
-Nanochemistry
-Nanoelectronics
-Nanofabrication / manufacturing
--Lithography
--Self-assembly
-Nanofluidics
-Nanomagnetics
-Nanomaterials
-Nanomechanics
-Nanometrology
-Nanophotonics
-Nanophysics
-Nanoplasmonics
Neutron research
Performance excellence
-Assessment tools and services
-Baldrige award
-Baldrige examiners
-Baldrige Framework and Criteria
-Best practices
-Leadership development
Physics
-Atomic / molecular / quantum
-Biological physics
-Condensed matter
-Electron physics
-Magnetics
-Nuclear physics
-Optical physics and communications
-Quantum information science
-Radiation
-Spectroscopy
-Thermodynamics
-Time and frequency
Public safety
-Chemical / Biological / Radiological / Nuclear / Explosives (CBRNE)
-First responder preparedness
-Law enforcement
-Public safety communications research
-Response robots
Resilience
-Community resilience
-Disaster and failure studies
-Earthquake risk reduction
-Resilience economics
-Resilient materials
-Windstorm impact reduction
Standards
-Accreditation
-Calibration services
-Conformity assessment
-Documentary standards
-Frameworks
-Reference data
-Reference instruments
-Reference materials
-Standards education
Transportation
-Aerospace
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