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ZigBee is a wireless technology developed as an open global standard to address the unique needs of low-cost low-power wireless sensor networks. This standard...
R. Ryder, Robert C. Hendricks, Marcia L. Huber, D. T. Shouse
Civil and military flight tests using blends of synthetic and biomass fueling with jet fuel up to 50:50 are currently considered as drop in fuels. They are...
Timothy J. Burns, Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Eric P. Whitenton, Debasis Basak, Russell H. McFadden
A one-dimensional transient finite-difference model for the temperature distribution in orthogonal metal cutting, which was originally developed by Boothroyd...
This paper presents a Bayesian framework and a pricing structure for a secondary wireless user that opportunistically uses a RF channel belonging to a network...
We developed a spectrometer for signals at single photon levels in the near infrared (NIR) region based on a tunable up-conversion detector. This detector uses...
Because acoustic power density is proportional to frequency, the size of pulse tube cryocoolers for a given refrigeration power can be reduced by operating them...
Jin Chu Wu, Alvin F. Martin, Raghu N. Kacker, Robert C. Hagwood
To evaluate the performance of fingerprint-image matching algorithms on large datasets, a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is applied. From the...
Douglas M. Fox, Mauro Zammarano, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Jieun Lee, Eric Balsley, Erica Ford
Due to its strength, charring ability, and biodegradability, cellulose-based reinforced polymers have received considerable attention. However, its high...
Richard Quintanilha, Martin Y. Sohn, Bryan M. Barnes, Richard M. Silver
Resist-on-silicon sub-50 nm targets have been investigated using a 193 nm angle-resolved scatter field microscope(ARSM). The illumination path of this...
Richard M. Silver, Bryan M. Barnes, Martin Y. Sohn, Richard Quintanilha, Hui Zhou, Chris Deeb, Mark Johnson, Milton Goodwin, Dilip Patel
New techniques recently developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology using bright field optical tools are applied to signal-based defect...
Katie Hurst, Elisabeth Mansfield, Anne Dillon, John H. Lehman
Bulk purified carbon nanotube (CNT) material is essential for the realization of CNT applications including incorporating them into various composite materials...
Katie Hurst, Jeffrey Blackburn, Larsen A. Brian, John H. Lehman
We discuss the photochemical treatment of transparent conducting (TC) films made from single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs).(1) The treatment process is...
Nancy Lin, Joseph M. Antonucci, Diana N. Zeiger, Kathy Tang, Bruce O. Fowler, Sheng Lin-Gibson
Biofilm growth and secondary caries have resulted in the failure of many dental composite restorations. One approach to address this issue is the modification...
Katie Hurst, Christopher L. Cromer, Elisabeth Mansfield, Roop Mahajan, John H. Lehman, Gurpreet Singh
We describe the development of two next-generation optical coatings; amorphous polymer-derived silicon carbonitride (SiCN) particles and a composite consisting...
John S. Villarrubia, Ronald G. Dixson, Andras Vladar
In contour metrology the CD-SEM (critical dimension scanning electron microscope) assigns a continuous boundary to extended features in an image. The boundary...
Theodore V. Vorburger, Albert M. Hilton, Ronald G. Dixson, Ndubuisi G. Orji, J. A. Powell, A. J. Trunek, P. G. Neudeck, P. B. Abel
We aim to develop and calibrate a set of step height standards to meet the range of steps useful for nanotechnology. Of particular interest to this community is...
Roy H. Geiss, Elisabeth Mansfield, Jeffrey A. Fagan
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a series of single-walled carbon nanotube, SWCNT, reference materials, RMs, to provide...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses a laser Doppler anemometer (LDA) as a working standard for airspeed calibrations in the range 0...
Ronald A. Ginley, Dylan Williams, N M. Ridler, J L. Hesler, Anthony R. Kerr, R D. Pollard
This paper describes an activity that has begun recently to develop an international standard for rectangular metallic waveguides and their interfaces for...
Compressive stresses in stiff polymer coatings can give rise to surface instabilities in which the coating adopts a sinusoidally wrinkled morphology with a...
We demonstrate that thermal wrinkling can be utilized to measure the rubbery modulus and shear viscosity of polystyrene (PS) thin films as a function of...
Jessica M. Torres, Christopher Stafford, Bryan D. Vogt
In this work, we examine the influence of relative molecular mass (Mn, or the number average molecular mass) of PS on the thickness-dependent moduli using a...
From mundane and repetitive tasks to assisting first responders in saving lives of victims in disaster scenarios, robots are expected to play an important role...
Jonathan W. Martin, Xiaohong Gu, Tinh Nguyen, Joannie Chin
NIST has initiated a research program for improving the quality of the data input for making economic sustainability assessments of polymeric infrastructure...
The test bed for the Measurement Science Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) includes a robot arm on a rail, conveyers...
John H. Lehman, David J. Livigni, Christopher L. Cromer, Xiaoyu X. Li, Marla L. Dowell
A high-energy laser attenuator in the range of 250 mJ (20 nsec pulse width, 10 Hz repetition rate, 1064 nm, 1574 nm wavelengths) is described. The optical...
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1451 standard provides plug-and-play capability of smart transducers (sensors and actuators). Plug...
This tutorial discusses the importance of citing valid uncertainties when reporting analytical results and the need for a universally accepted approach for...
Michael S. Gaither, Frank W. DelRio, Richard S. Gates, Edwin R. Fuller, Robert F. Cook
Micro- and nano-electromechanical systems are typically formed via lithographic and etching processes that leave residual surface features, stresses, and...
We propose a new method to narrow the linewidth of entangled photons from spontaneous parametric down conversion incorporated with an internal Bragg grating. We...