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NIST’s Material Measurement Laboratory and Communications Technology Laboratory are developing a new spectroscopy for intermolecular interactions. The team is
Condensed matter dynamics can evolve on a subpicosecond timescale, too fast to follow using many characterization techniques. We use femtosecond optical pulses
Conventional techniques for analyzing chemical composition, such as infrared (IR) microscopy often miss critically important nanoscale details. To overcome this
Neuromorphic computing is a radical new approach to information processing for artificial intelligence where, instead of using digital electronics, inspiration
This project aims to develop rigorous measurements and methodology needed for determining optical and electrical properties of advanced materials that might be
We use autonomous experimentation (the merger of automated synthesis, characterization, AI-driven decision-making) to elucidate the role of composition
The application of atomic force microscopy to go beyond topographic imaging and accurately measure nanomechanical properties of materials often depends on being
This project aims to enable use of metal additive manufacturing (AM) in fatigue and fracture critical applications via two main thrusts: Develop appropriate
The Surface and Trace Chemical Analysis Group (STCAG) conducts both applied and fundamental research into the development, characterization, and analysis of
High-accuracy linear and nonlinear optical properties of materials used for leading-edge optical technologies are measured and characterized to enable these
Electron, ion and photon-based microanalysis methods, instrumentation and protocols are developed to advance measurement science towards the elemental and
Advanced experimental and theoretical methods are developed to increase the accuracy and precision of X-ray line energies and information derived from X-ray
Conventional mechanical test methods face limitations when specimens are smaller than a few millimeters in length, but information at this scale is needed for
Advanced microscopy and spectroscopy techniques are used in this project to study the chemical and physical properties of particles contained in complex
Ambient and atmospheric pressure mass spectrometry platforms provide sample collection, transport, and ionization for vapor, aerosol, and liquid samples
ZnO nanowires (NWs) are grown on bulk copper by chemical vapor deposition. Photoluminescence (PL) microscopy revealed band gap emission at 380 nm and a more
Provide reference materials and data, analysis and structure modeling protocols for the determination and prediction of atomic arrangements to enable innovation
We are working to develop methods and refine experimental techniques to quantify the mechanical properties of soft and biological materials utilizing atomic
As part of NIST's response to the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI), this project provides resources to address some of the challenges to the wider use of
We are developing novel machine learning algorithms and incorporating them into closed-loop autonomous systems to accelerate knowledge capture in the lab and in
Broadband coherent anti-Stokes scattering (BCARS) microscopy is an imaging modality that probes the chemical content and abundance of samples without the
The heterogeneity of the four elements in a TiAl(NbW) SRM 2061 alloy were determined from five specimens with WD-EPMA (wavelength dispersive – electron probe
Researchers in the Nanomechanical Properties Group, Materials Measurement Science Division, MML have applied high spatial resolution, confocal Raman and
Components and devices used in a broad spectrum of technology sectors such as health care, communications, energy and electronics are manufactured from
In classical molecular simulations, electrostatic contributions to the potential energy are typically accounted for by assigning partial charges to some or all