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The ASM Structural Materials Data Demonstration Project SMDDP) is a cooperative research project with the NIST Materials Measurement Laboratory (MML) that is
Due to their small size, nanoparticles can enter living organisms in previously unforeseen ways and their immense surface area results in higher reactivity
Atmospheric particles with long atmospheric lifetimes affect Earth's radiative balance. These particles typically consist of multiple chemical species. The
Damage to concrete structures in residential and commercial construction in central Connecticut have been attributed to the iron sulfide mineral pyrrhotite
While it is a key aspect of structural analyses that support current Performance-Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE), "structural collapse" is not clearly defined
The use of thermal insulation is a primary approach to reducing heating and cooling loads in buildings, which account for 42 % and 24 % of energy consumption in
In spite of advances in materials and construction technologies, our nation's civil infrastructure remains in a state of serious decay. The 2013 American
In this work, a family of asynchronous cooperative linear dispersion codes (ACLDCs) capable of maintaining full diversity in cooperative scenarios have been
At the heart of nanotechnology is the need to create nanostructures, which are material structures whose dimensions are in the nanometer scale. Typically
To fabricate, measure, and model solid state implementations of atomically precise devices. Develop a robust infrastructure to fabricate prototype few-atom
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
NIST scientists are developing a highly accurate primary standard for pressure in the range 2 MPa to 7 MPa based on fundamental physical properties of helium
NIST scientists are actively developing new algorithms for extremely high-accuracy computation of non-relativistic eigenstates of few-electron atomic systems.
Atomic-force microscopy is a reference method for traceable and correlative measurements of nanostructures. The Nanostructure Fabrication and Measurement Group
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
This project provides resources to address some of the challenges to the wider use of classical atomistic simulations (e.g. molecular dynamics and Monte-Carlo)
EPA Protocol gas mixture calibration standards are obtained by users to measure emissions of regulated gaseous species to ensure that they comply with US
To accurately interpret the data from fluorescent proteins as reporters of gene activation within living cells, it is important to understand the kinetics of
As part of NIST's response to the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI), this project addresses the need for automation for the assembly and distribution of