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This project focuses on understanding the potential for nanoscale engineered materials to advance state-of-the-art spectroscopic techniques and foster the
The NIST ac-dc Difference Project provides U.S. industry with the essential link between ac and the corresponding dc electrical standards via a world-class
The objective for Advanced IC Interconnects is to provide measurement standards and advanced measurement methods supporting metrology needs of the semiconductor
Electron, ion and photon-based microanalysis methods, instrumentation and protocols are developed to advance measurement science towards the elemental and
In this project we measure the fundamental electrical properties of materials from bulk to nanoscale from 1 MHz to 0.3 THz. Understanding the interaction of
Conventional mechanical test methods face limitations when specimens are smaller than a few millimeters in length, but information at this scale is needed for
Research on quantum information (QI) seeks to control and exploit exotic properties of quantum mechanics, and researchers are already generating "unbreakable"
This project develops STEM-in-SEM methods or low-energy transmission electron diffraction, imaging, and spectroscopy in the scanning electron microscope, to
Antennas are the eyes, ears and voices of everything from cell phones to interplanetary spacecraft. The Antenna Metrology Program carries on PML's pioneering
In the early 1970s, NIST researchers pioneered the near-field scanning technique, now the standard method for testing high-performance antennas designed to
Antennas are the eyes, ears and voice boxes of everything from cell phones to interplanetary spacecraft. The Antenna Metrology Program carries on NIST's
Provide reference materials and data, analysis and structure modeling protocols for the determination and prediction of atomic arrangements to enable innovation
Our country's way of life depends on the electric power distribution system. Keeping the national electric grid in good working order -- and ensuring power is
The information economy – the modern economy that heavily dependent on information gathering, transmitting, processing, storing, utilizing and consuming is
Chipscale electronic devices such as field-effect transistors (FETs) are being developed for biochemical applications ranging from clinical diagnostics to
This project provides the basis for a new definition of mass, based on unchanging quantum properties of nature rather than a physical artifact. This is
Electronic structure information obtained with photoemission-based measurements provides a keystone in understanding emerging quantum materials, and the unique
This project comprises of two complimentary components: 1.) the controlled synthesis of selectively engineered magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) in support of the
The application of modern micro- and nanofabrication techniques to superconducting and cryogenic electronics is enabling new capabilities and applications.
This project aims to provide the world's best basis for accurate impedance measurements by tying the U.S. legal system of electrical units to the International
Our objective is to evaluate mechanisms of fatigue in bulk silicon, a material that has been traditionally considered to be immune to degradation of mechanical
Optical frequency combs convert a laser source containing a single frequency of light into pulses that include thousands of frequencies. This project aims to
Consider the consequences if nearby electronics could interfere with a jet's instruments or cause an automobile to stall. The Field Parameter Metrology Program