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Advances in methods, instrumentation and standards promote the development of measurement science capabilities in separation technology and physical-chemical
The mission of the Micro and Nanoplastic (MNP) Metrology Project is to assist regulators in assessing the human health and environmental risks associated with
This project is developing means of quantitatively measuring chemical distributions in three dimensions at the nanometer scale in materials with complex
Most manufacturing has historically been based on top-down fabrication and assembly. With rapid advances in nanotechnology, there is increasing interest in
Conventional techniques for analyzing chemical composition, such as infrared (IR) microscopy often miss critically important nanoscale details. To overcome this
The core activities in this program are the development and application of metrology for quantitative characterization of hetero-structured materials and
This project, now concluded, developed novel imaging and image analysis tools to examine individual cells and cell populations within the complex chemical
Metamaterials are tailor-made photonic composites--combinations of materials designed to achieve optical properties not seen in nature. The properties stem from
Large-scale implementation of solar power generation requires photovoltaic (PV) devices with efficiency-to-cost ratios better than existing silicon-based solar
Neuromorphic computing is a radical new approach to information processing for artificial intelligence where, instead of using digital electronics, inspiration
Focused beams of ions have a wide range of uses, from nanoscale imaging to the fabrication of nanomaterials. We are developing novel cold-atom based ion sources
We develop new approaches to optical microscopy and electromagnetic modeling to enable improved metrology of nanoscale structures with dimensions more than an
The Optical and Microwave Spectroscopy of Microelectronic Systems program in the Spin Electronics group applies best-in-the-world and novel microwave and
As part of the NIST on a Chip program, the Photonic Dosimetry project is developing in-situ sub-micrometer ionizing-radiation dosimetry and calorimetry leading
The interest in using graphene as an electronic material arises in large part from the high speed with which electrons move through the material — approximately
Atom probe microscopy was developed over 50 years ago; however, only within the last 15 years has the technique begun to see widespread use, due to the
Graphene, the two-dimensional honeycomb carbon lattice isolated in 2004, has enabled significant advancement in a variety of subfields in physics due to its
Goal: To develop Josephson voltage standard (JVS) systems to improve the dissemination of primary standards and the accuracy of voltage measurements from DC to
The behavior and properties of macroscale objects are stable and predictable because they are the result of the average behavior of very large numbers of atoms
This project, now concluded, developed methods to evaluate the reliability of thin films and interconnects in their as-manufactured states. Such tests are
Local material-property information is essential to evaluate emerging micro- and nanoscale materials, which many manufacturers would like to leverage for their