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Conferences

Evaluation and Selection of Candidate Thermal Insulation Materials for NIST SRM 1450d, Fibrous-Glass Board

September 2, 2009

Author(s)

Robert R. Zarr, Dennis D. Leber

The evaluation of candidate thermal insulation materials for National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1450d...

Assessing the Measurement Uncertainty of Thermophysical Properties

September 2, 2009

Author(s)

Robert R. Zarr

A generalized approach for the expression of measurement uncertainty consistent with current international practice is presented. The approach is applicable to...

International Comparison on Thermal Conductivity Measurements of Insulating Materials by Guarded Hot Plate

September 2, 2009

Author(s)

Bruno Hay, Leonel Lira Cortes, Benoit Doucey, Jean Remy Filtz, Nikolay Sokolov, Clark Stacey, Robert R. Zarr, Jintao Zhang

An inter-laboratory comparison on thermal conductivity measurements of insulating materials is currently organized under the auspices of the Bureau...

Recent Progress in Understanding the Imaging and Metrology using the Helium Ion Microscope

September 1, 2009

Author(s)

Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, Bin Ming

Nanotechnology is pushing imaging and measurement instrument technology to high levels of required performance. As this continues, new barriers confronting...

Low noise up-conversion single photon detector and its applications in quantum information systems

August 28, 2009

Author(s)

Xiao Tang, Lijun Ma

We developed low-noise up-conversion single photon detectors for 1310 nm based on a periodically-poled LiNbO3 (PPLN) waveguide. The low-noise feature is...

A Decade of Commitment from the NIST Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory to Nanomanufacturing and Nanometrology

August 27, 2009

Author(s)

Kevin W. Lyons, Michael T. Postek

Advanced research in nanomanufacturing technologies and processes has continued at an accelerating rate over the past decade. Profitable niche applications such...

Input Data Management Methodology for Discrete Event Simulation

August 26, 2009

Author(s)

Nils E. Bengtsson, Guodong Shao, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Swee K. Leong, Charles R. McLean, Bjorn Johansson, Anders Skoogh

Input Data Management (IDM) is a time consuming and costly process for Discrete Event Simulation (DES) projects. In this paper, a methodology for IDM in DES...

Representing Layout Information in the CMSD Specification

August 26, 2009

Author(s)

Frank H. Riddick, Yung-Tsun T. Lee

Developing mechanisms for the efficient exchange of information between simulations and other manufacturing tools is a critical problem. For many areas of...

Documenting and Implementing Guidelines with Schematron

August 26, 2009

Author(s)

Joshua Lubell

Data exchange specifications must be broad and general in order to achieve acceptance, yet they must also be customizable in a controlled and interoperable...

Measuring high-order coherences of chaotic and coherent optical states

August 24, 2009

Author(s)

Martin J. Stevens, Burm Baek, Eric Dauler, Andrew J. Kerman, Richard J. Molnar, Scott A. Hamilton, Karl Berggren, Richard P. Mirin, Sae Woo Nam

We demonstrate a new approach to measuring high-order temporal coherences that uses a four-element superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) in...

193 nm Angle-Resolved Scatterfield Microscope for Semiconductor Metrology

August 24, 2009

Author(s)

Martin Y. Sohn, Richard Quintanilha, Bryan M. Barnes, Richard M. Silver

An angle-resolved scatterfield microscope (ARSM( feating 193 nm excimer laser light wa developed for measuring critical dimension (CD) and overlay of nanoscale...

Mobile Sensor Networks Self-organization for System Utility Maximization: Work in Progress

August 23, 2009

Author(s)

Vladimir V. Marbukh, Kamran Sayrafian

This paper reports on work in progress on mobile sensor network self-organization for system utility maximization with system utility being the difference...

Polyelectrolyte and Particle Adsorption to Nanopatterned Surfaces

August 23, 2009

Author(s)

Steven D. Hudson, Thuy Chastek

The adsorption of polyelectrolytes and nanoparticles onto patterned and curved surfaces is investigated (by fluorescence and electron microscopy) and exploited...

Interfacial Rheology in Complex Flow

August 23, 2009

Author(s)

Jeffrey D. Martin, Steven Hudson

Typical methods used to measure dynamic interfacial properties of multiphase liquid systems often employ drops that are much larger and flows that are much...

The Extension of the NIST BRDF Scale from 1100 nm to 2500 nm

August 21, 2009

Author(s)

Howard W. Yoon, David W. Allen, George P. Eppeldauer, Benjamin K. Tsai

Measurements of bi-directional reflectance factor for diffuse reflectance from 1100 nm to 2500 nm using extended-range indium gallium arsenide (exInGaAs)...

Spectroradiometric Characterization of the NIST Pulsed Solar Simulator

August 20, 2009

Author(s)

Howard W. Yoon, Brian P. Dougherty, Vladimir Khromchenko

The spectroradiometric characterization of the NIST indoor pulsed solar simulator is described. The solar simulator has a flash duration of 36.4 ms and is...

Methods for TEM analysis of NIST s single-walled carbon nanotube Standard Reference Material

August 20, 2009

Author(s)

Elisabeth Mansfield, Roy H. Geiss, Jeffrey A. Fagan

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is releasing a series of single-walled carbon nanotube Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) to provide...

Effect of Nano-Silica Fillers on Surface Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Polymer-Silica Composites

August 20, 2009

Author(s)

Li Piin Sung, Dongmei Zhe, Aaron M. Forster, Peter Krommenhoek, Nancy J. Lin, Sheng Lin-Gibson

Investigation on the effect of nano-silica on the effect of nano-silica on the surface morphology and mechanical properties has been carried out on two...

Enabling Flexible Manufacturing Systems by Using Level of Automation as Design Parameter

August 19, 2009

Author(s)

Bjoern J. Johansson, Asa Fasth, Johan Stahre, Juhani Heilala, Swee K. Leong, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Frank H. Riddick

Handling flexibility in an ever changing manufacturing environment is one of the key challenges for a successful industry. By using tools for virtual...

Assessment of Robustness and Disproportionate Collapse Vulnerability of Steel Moment-Frame Buildings

August 19, 2009

Author(s)

Joseph A. Main, Fahim Sadek, Hai S. Lew

Several prototype steel moment-frame buildings have been designed for the purpose of assessing their vulnerability to progressive collapse. The buildings were...

Towards a Method for Harmonizing Information Standards

August 19, 2009

Author(s)

Xenia Fiorentini, Sudarsan Rachuri, Steven R. Ray, Ram D. Sriram

Designers and engineers use various engineering authoring tools, such as CAD, CAE, and PDM,, to generate information objects (engineering objects). On the...

Application of Thermal Gradients to Achieve Orientational Order in Block Copolymer Thin Films

August 18, 2009

Author(s)

Nathaniel J. Fredin, Brian Berry, Kevin G. Yager, Alamgir Karim, Sushil K. Satija, Deanna Pickel, Ronald L. Jones

The development of methods that permit control over the long-range order and orientation of microdomains in block copolymer (BCP) thin films for bottom-up...

Electromagnetic Penetration Studies for Three Different Aircraft

August 17, 2009

Author(s)

Chriss A. Grosvenor, David R. Novotny, Dennis G. Camell, Galen H. Koepke, Robert Johnk, Nino Canales

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has completed penetration studies on three different aircraft for the Federal Aviation Administration. These...

Potential Interference Issues between FCC Part 15 Compliant UHF ISM Emitters and Equipment Passing Standard Immunity Testing Requirements

August 17, 2009

Author(s)

David R. Novotny, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Daniel G. Kuester

The potential of electromagnetic (EM) interference between multi-channel, FCC Part 15 UHF (902-928 MHz) ISM [1] emitters and devices that have passed immunity...

PRF-Security Revisited With New Efficient Single-Keyed Domain Extensions

August 17, 2009

Author(s)

Mridul Nandi

In this paper, we study a wide class of single-keyed domain extension algorithms, called generalized domain extension (\tx{GDE}), extending a keyed function $F...

Valid Affine Domain Extensions: Improving upon Security Bound of PRP-based PRFs

August 17, 2009

Author(s)

Mridul Nandi

This paper provides an improved security analysis of popular pseudorandom functions (PRF) based on an $n$-bit pseudorandom permutation (PRP). In CRYPTO-05, an...

Effects of Composite Filler Content and Surface Properties on Cellular Response

August 16, 2009

Author(s)

Nancy J. Lin, Sheng Lin-Gibson

Dimethacrylate-based composites have seen increased application in orthopedics, where materials are typically placed in direct contact with viable bone tissue...

Nanoscale Photoresponse in Blended Organic Photovoltaics

August 16, 2009

Author(s)

Behrang H. Hamadani, Suyong S. Jung, Nikolai B. Zhitenev

Organic solar cells, which have attracted considerable interest over the last few years as low-cost, simply-processed alternatives for harvesting the solar...

Differences in PDMS Modification Affect Laminin Deposition and Smooth Muscle Cell Response

August 16, 2009

Author(s)

Joy P. Dunkers, Hae-Jeong Lee, Marvi Matos, Lisa Pakstis, Juan M. Taboas, Steven D. Hudson, Marcus T. Cicerone

When culturing cells on flexible surfaces, it is important to consider extracellular matrix treatments that will remain on the surface under mechanical strain...

Surface Indentation Arrays for High-Throughput Analysis of Viscoelastic Material Properties

August 16, 2009

Author(s)

Peter M. Johnson, Christopher M. Stafford

Relaxation processes in viscous liquids and glasses have been studied extensively as these processes dictate polymer reliability in applications where a...

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