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The Free Energy and Advanced Sampling Simulation Toolkit (FEASST) is a free, open-source, public domain software to conduct molecular and particle-based
Modern instruments tend to produce data that are consisted of measured spectra, probability distribution functions, or simply sampled curves. Statistical
Chain molecules tethered or adsorbed to solid surfaces are at the heart of a wide range of technologies. Examples include colloidal particle stabilization
Quantum dots (QDs) are a promising quantum computing approach that over the past years have been gaining popularity as candidate building blocks for solid-state
Many polymeric fluids, including biotherapeutics and fuels, can have unusual physical behavior in solutions, and many applications require detailed knowledge of
Measuring the through-plane water content in a hydrogen fuel cell is critical to understanding this complicated heat and mass transport environment, where the
We are educating the next generation workforce with MGI skills and providing tools to rapidly deploy these skills. This includes knowledge and tools for machine
The Materials Genome Initiative will create a new era of materials innovation that will serve as a foundation for strengthening domestic industries in these
We are developing fundamental mathematical methods and analytical tools necessary for NIST to continue as a world-class metrology institute, and applying them
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD), consisting of a pulse generator and conducting leads, deliver resynchonization therapy to the heart. Lead
The flow of polymer composites via injection molding, spraying or spreading on surfaces is crucial to polymer composite manufacturing. For single-phase liquids
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, led to an unprecedented deployment of technologies in the field designed to screen people and their belongings for
Proficiency Test (PT) results are available at no cost to customers who have tested SRMs 2092, 2096, and 2098. A PT result serves as a means to verify the
The "first-of-its-kind" in an entirely new class of reference material, NIST PS1 Primary Standard for quantitative NMR (Benzoic Acid) is now available! The PS
The NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods is a Web-based book written to help scientists and engineers incorporate statistical methods into their work
Nonlinear optics offer ways to control and engineer the interconnects in a quantum network. In a hybrid quantum network where the quantum nodes operate at
The OOF project seeks to provide flexible software for finite-element modeling the behavior of real microstructures, with meshes derived from micrographs.
The PHAML project is to develop new methods and software for the efficient solution of 2D elliptic partial differential equations (PDEs) on distributed memory
The global warming potential (GWP) of numerous compounds used by U.S. industry is either not known or poorly estimated. Working with the EPA, a set of nearly 1
The Biosystems and Biomaterials Division (BBD) is developing tools to take advantage of the quantum nature of light, enabling new biological measurements as
Quantum electrodynamics (QED) predicts that a neutron will decay into a proton, electron and anti-neutrino. A small fraction of the time, this beta-decay
Transition metal nanoparticle catalysts show great promise as a breakthrough for the realization of efficient and economical fuel cells. Fuel cells can provide