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Material Measurement Laboratory

Patents

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Image of line art representation of the ultra broad band continuously tunable electron beam pulser

Ultra Broad Band Continuously Tunable Electron Beam Pulser

An ElectroMagnetic-Mechanical Pulser (“EMMP”) generates electron pulses at a continuously tunable rate between 100 MHz and 20-50 GHz, with energies up to 0.5 MeV, duty cycles up to 20%, and pulse widths between 100 fs and 10 ps. A dielectric-filled Traveling Wave Transmission Stripline (“TWTS”) that

Coinage Cladding Alloy and Processing for Making Coinage Cladding Alloy

NIST Inventors
Mark R. Stoudt and Carelyn E. Campbell
A coinage cladding alloy for coinage includes nickel present in an amount from 5 wt. % to 7 wt. %, based on a total weight of the coinage cladding alloy; zinc present in an amount from 21 wt. % to 29 wt. %, based on the total weight of the coinage cladding alloy; manganese present in an amount from
A photo of the noncntact dielectric and conductivity meter for high-throughput processing and a circuit diagram of the circuit used to track the resonant frequency and quality factor of the microwave resonator.

Noncontact Resonameter, Process for making and use of same

NIST Inventors
Jan Obrzut , Nate Orloff and Chris Long
A noncontact resonameter includes: a resonator to: produce an excitation signal including a field; subject a sample to the excitation signal; produce a first resonator signal in a presence of the sample and the excitation signal, the first resonator signal including: a first quality factor of the
Microfluidic device shows cell and genome confinement, imaging, manipulation without shear forces causing DNA breakage, and potential for scale-up. Example of controlled cell and DNA loading, real time imaging, and controlled entropic crowding by infusion of microfluidic device with poly-ethyl-glycol (PEG) chemical agent.

Methods and Apparatus for Transplantation of Nucleic Acid Molecules

An innovative microfluidics device to prevent DNA breakage through the confinement of cells, gentle handling of nucleic acids, study and control of physicochemical parameters relevant to cell growth, and the DNA extraction, manipulation, and insertion of DNA, including transplantation of genetic

Multiple Specimen Testing

NIST Inventors
Dave McColskey and Andrew Slifka
Systems and methods are described for concurrently applying loads to multiple test specimens. The systems and methods are useful for cyclical tensile loading of specimens such as in fatigue strength evaluations. The systems and methods are also useful for low frequency cyclical loading evaluations.

Highly Sensitive Oxygen Sensor For Cell Culture

NIST Inventors
Samuel P. Forry
An oxygen sensor comprising an oxygen sensing compound and configured to substantially mitigate leaching of the oxygen sensing compound from the oxygen sensor to an outer surface thereof is provided. The oxygen sensor may comprise one or more layers. A first portion of the oxygen sensor is

Advanced Nanofabrication Process for High-Precision Nanodevices

NIST Inventors
Samuel M. Stavis and Michael Gaitan
This invention introduces a nanofabrication process that enables the creation of highly complex and precise nanodevices. It enhances the ability to manipulate biomolecules and other microscopic structures. The process improves dimensional control, allowing for more intricate designs. It also

Infrared Thermal Desorption Methods And Systems

NIST Inventors
Matthew E Staymates and Thomas P. Forbes
Methods and systems are provided for infrared thermal desorbers that incorporate broad spectrum infrared radiation and thermal energy storage for high temperature desorption of trace chemicals from wipe collected samples and directly from target surfaces for chemical analysis. The systems described

Method And Apparatus For Carbon Nanotube Alignment

NIST Inventors
Jeffrey Fagan
Embodiments of the disclosure provide for machine-vision automation and parallelization to simultaneously produce globally-aligned SWCNT films from an aqueous solution using pressure-driven filtration. Feedback control enables filtration to occur with a constant flow rate that not only improves the

Nanotube Spectrometer Array And Making A Nanotube Spectrometer Array

NIST Inventors
Ming Zheng
This invention discloses a design of an array of micron-sized spectrometer units that can measure the spectrum of incoming light in the wavelength range of 200 nm to 2000 nm, with a spatial resolution comparable to the size of a single spectrometer unit. Each spectrometer unit is composed of a set

Physiologically Stable Fluorophore For Digestion Toxicology Studies

NIST Inventors
Jeremiah Woodcock and Professor Douglas M. Fox
The diversity of materials used industrially has been increasing, as well as the demand for more renewable feed stocks. As a result, new strategies to assay the impact on the environment and human physiology is needed. Typical methods involving radioactive isotopic labeling and fluorescent labeling
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