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Projects/Programs

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Personal Body Armor

Completed
Our goal is to prevent the catastrophic failure of ballistic body armor by developing measurements and predictive models to test and determine the long-term

The Photoforce Project

Ongoing
High-power continuous wave lasers (also known as “high-energy” lasers) are increasingly common in manufacturing (welding, cutting, and metal additive

Photometry

Ongoing
The purpose of photometry is to measure light in a way that takes the sensitivity of human visual system into account. While radiometry measures light in all

Photon Drag in Metal Films

Ongoing
We explore the physics of the transfer of photon momentum to free electrons in thin metal films, including unexpected phenomena such as the counterintuitve sign

Photonic Dosimetry

Ongoing
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

Photonic Quantum State Imaging Metrology

Ongoing
The project aims to develop the quantum coherence metrology based on single photon state imaging techniques that will elucidate the quantum coherence of single

Photonic Radiometry

Ongoing
Accurate characterization of photonic equipment is important for optical communications, medical devices, semiconductor lithography, manufacturing and materials

Photonic Thermometry

Ongoing
Photonic Thermometry is a cutting-edge research program at NIST that aims to break the fundamental limitations of electrical resistance-based thermometry and

Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing

Ongoing
NIST's goal is to support innovation in the PAM industry by enabling unprecedented high-resolution , mechanically-precise vat photopolymerization via

Photopolymerization for Biomaterials

Ongoing
Our goal is to enable the development and manufacturing of biomaterials for oral health moving forward in 21st century by providing critical measurement methods

Physical Infrastructure: Connections

Completed
Using a complementary approach of experimental measurements and detailed finite element analysis, we will develop more realistic yet computationally efficient

Physical Layer Design and Evaluation

Ongoing
Exploring mmWave in next-generation communications has created exciting opportunities to support high throughput and ultra low latency applications. However, it

Physics and Hardware for Intelligence

Ongoing
Artificial intelligence increasingly affects many aspects of society. New computational hardware based on information-processing in the brain is being developed

Pico-Watt ACR

Ongoing
The goal of the Pico-Watt ACR project (pW-ACR) is to develop an absolute cryogenic radiometer (ACR) able to calibrate 1 pW of optical power with less than 1%

Pipeline Safety

Ongoing
Our goal is to provide standard test methods and critical data to the pipeline industry to improve safety and reliability. Of particular interest is the testing

Plasma Metrology

Ongoing
Experimental and computational techniques in support of commercial and scientific uses of plasmas.

Plasma Process Metrology

Ongoing
Our multifaceted program provides numerous outputs to assist our customers. First, we develop and evaluate a variety of measurement techniques that provide

Plastic Pollution Measurement Science

Ongoing
While plastics have yielded immense benefits to society, discarded plastics or plastic pollution has become a pervasive highly visible problem especially in the