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We discuss developments at NIST towards improving the passive microwave brightness temperature standard. By reducing uncertainty we can provide a better
Many advanced manufacturing processes employ scanning electron microscopes (SEM) for on-line critical measurements for process and quality control. This is the
The development of the metrology and standards for advanced manufacturing of cellulosic nanomaterials (or basically, wood-based nanotechnology) is imperative to
Prem K. Rachakonda, Daniel S. Sawyer, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Christopher J. Blackburn, Craig M. Shakarji, Gregory F. Strouse, Steven D. Phillips
The Dimensional Metrology Group (DMG) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has the capability to perform large range dimensional
Jennifer R. Bergstrom, Kristen K. Greene, David C. Hawkins, Christian Gonzalez
While measuring physiological responses is a common practice in the field of neuroscience, it is rare in the usability arena and in password usability studies
Wildfires that spread into communities, referred to as Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires, have destroyed communities throughout the world. In the USA, over
Prem K. Rachakonda, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Vincent D. Lee, Daniel S. Sawyer, Steven D. Phillips, John Palmateer
The Dimensional Metrology Group (DMG) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is involved in the development of documentary standards for
Katharine M. Shilling, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Daniel S. Sawyer
The proliferation of laser scanners in a number of industries such as the metrology of large artifacts, digitization and reverse engineering, historical
Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Katharine M. Shilling, Daniel S. Sawyer, Prem K. Rachakonda, Vincent D. Lee, Steven D. Phillips, Geraldine S. Cheok, Kamel S. Saidi
Geometric misalignments within the construction of a laser scanner such as offsets, tilts, and eccentricities, result in systematic errors in the measured point
The 245th American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting and Exposition was held in Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 7-11, 2013. This
Jon R. Pratt, Stephan Schlamminger, David B. Newell, Leon S. Chao, Zeina J. Kubarych, Patrick J. Abbott, Yusi A. Cao, Frank C. Seifert, Darine El Haddad
NIST recently used a watt balance instrument known as NIST-3 to measure the Planck constant in terms of IPK with a relative uncertainty of approximately 45
A unitary operator that satisfies the constant Yang-Baxter equation immediately yields a unitary representation of the braid group Bn for every n ≥ 2. If we
Paul A. Lane, Paul D. Cunningham, Joseph S. Melinger, Edwin J. Heilweil
We present a study of charge transfer and carrier dynamics in nano-films of zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) and buckmisnster¬fullerene (C60) by investigated by time
Emre H. Brookes, Nadeem Anjum, Joseph E. Curtis, Suresh Marru, Raminder Singh, Marlon Pierce
A new framework (GenApp) for rapid generation of scientific applications running on a variety of systems including science gateways has recently been developed
Alexander Brodsky, Mohan Krishnamoorthy, Daniel A. Menasce, Guodong Shao, Sudarsan Rachuri
This paper is focused on decision analytics for smart manufacturing. We consider temporal manufacturing processes with stochastic throughput and inventories. We
Kin P. Cheung, Jiwu Lu, Guangfan Jiao, Jason P. Campbell, Jason T. Ryan
Bias temperature instability (BTI) is known to be a serious reliability issue for state-of-the-art Silicon MOSFET technology [1-6]. It is well-known that in
The deterioration of stone and brick architecture or sculpture often involves damage caused by moisture. The feasibility of a non-destructive testing (NDT)
Recent advances in machine automation and sensing technology offer new opportunities for continuous condition monitoring of an operating machine. This paper
Peter Bajcsy, Antoine Vandecreme, Mary C. Brady, Phuong Nguyen
Our objective is to lower the barrier of executing spatial image computations in a computer cluster/cloud environment instead of in a desktop/laptop computing
Geoffrey B. McFadden, Allan Reiman, Antoine Cerfon, E. Lazarus, S. Lazerson
We are pursuing a cross-benchmarking and validation initiative for tokamak 3D equilibrium calculations, with 11 codes participating: the linearized tokamak
Lu Deng, Runbing Li, Chengjie Zhu, Edward W. Hagley
Using a polarization-selective-Kerr-phase-shift technique we demonstrate an all-optical polarization gate in an atomic gain medium with the control-field
The major benefits of the emerging cloud computing infrastructure include elimination of the fixed cost and reduction in the marginal cost for the users due to
John S. Villarrubia, Andras Vladar, Michael T. Postek
The ability to model the effect of fields due to charges trapped in insulators with floating conductors has been added to JMONSEL (Java Monte Carlo simulator
Howard S. Cohl, Marjorie A. McClain, Bonita V. Saunders, Moritz Schubotz, Janelle Williams
The purpose of the NIST Digital Repository of Mathematical Formulae (DRMF) is to create a digital compendium of mathematical formulae for orthogonal polynomials
Emilio Hernandez-Bautista, Dale P. Bentz, Sadoth Sandoval-Torres, Prisciiano Cano Barrita
Steam curing under atmospheric pressure is used routinely in the precast concrete industry because of the increase in compressive strength up to 70 % obtained
We use a combination of theoretical analysis and numerical simulation to investigate the fundamental operation of a laser oscillating from gain supplied by the
Behrang H. Hamadani, John F. Roller, Brian P. Dougherty, Howard W. Yoon
Irradiance-mode spectral response measurements of solar cells are important because they provide a direct, reliable and accurate route for determination of the