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Projects/Programs

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Directed Self Assembly of Block Copolymers for Nanopatterning

Ongoing

Directed Self Assembly (DSA) is one of the leading candidates for next generation lithography for the semiconductor and data storage industries. DSA combines

Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers (Archived)

Completed

One of the major obstacles to incorporating nanotechnology into everyday products is the difficulty of making nanoscale structures inexpensively over large

Directional Routing Protocols for Ad-hoc Networks

Completed

A directional routing approach for multi-hop ad-hoc networks, is presented which has been applied to two on-demand routing protocols: namely dynamic source

Disaster and Failure Studies & Disaster Metrology Studies

Ongoing

Extreme events test buildings and infrastructure in ways and on a scale that cannot be easily replicated in a laboratory – buildings and infrastructure are

I++ DME (Dimensional Measurement Equipment)

Completed

The I++ (Inspection plus-plus) group is a loose consortium of European automobile manufacturers: Daimler, Audi, BMW, Opel, Volkswagen, Porsche, and Volvo. I++

DNA Biometrics

Ongoing

There is ongoing interest in utilizing DNA typing methods for biometric purposes. Forensic DNA typing using STR markers has been performed in the criminal

DNA Mixture Interpretation

Ongoing

Based on data collected over the last year from various forensic labs, (see http://www.cstl.nist.gov/biotech/strbase/mixture.htm) the majority of DNA evidence

Schematic showing DNA origami in a laser beam

DNA Origami for Precise Manufacturing of Nanoscale Structures

Completed

Over the past decade nanoscale science has produced varied and fascinating nanostructures with an extraordinary range of interesting and useful properties. In

DNA Profiling Standard Reference Materials

Ongoing

NIST has produced several PCR-based DNA Profiling Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for the forensic community. The primary uses of these materials are

Graphic of a head shadowed by another head in blue and the inner head has where the brain would be has gold points with gold lines connecting them and there is a blue and gold double helix representing DNA on the left bottom of a circle going around both heads.

DNA Technical Leader Survey

Ongoing

Thank you for your interest in the DNA Technical Leader Survey. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the National

Documentary Standards: ANSI/IEEE N42.42 Standard

Completed

The purpose of the N42 data format is to facilitate manufacturer-independent transfer of information from radiation measurement instruments for use in homeland

Documentary Standards: IEC 62755 Standard N42 Data Format

Ongoing

The purpose of the IEC 62755 standard N42 data format is to facilitate manufacturer-independent transfer of information from radiation measurement instruments

Documentary Standards: Radiation Detection Documentary Standards Program

Ongoing

NIST is a key player in the development of ANSI/IEEE, IEC and Technical Capability standards for the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive materials

Documentary Standards: Test and Evaluation Protocols for ANSI/IEEE N42 Standards

Ongoing

The purpose of these test and evaluation protocols is to provide additional information to the published ANSI/IEEE N42 series for homeland security applications

Documentary Standards: X-ray Security Screening Applications

Ongoing

The primary objective of this project is to assure the technical performance and radiation safety of the nation's x-ray and gamma-ray security screening efforts