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Joseph J. Kopanski, Muhammad Y. Afridi, Chong Jiang, Curt A. Richter
We designed and fabricated a test chip to help us evaluate the performance of new approaches to measurement of small capacitances (femto-Farads to atto-Farads
In current networks that use EAP and AAA for authenticated admission control, such as WiFi, WiMAX, and various 3G internetworking protocols, a malicious base
In this paper we present the results of the SHREC 09- Generic Shape Retrieval Contest. The aim of this track was to evaluate the performances of various 3D
Afzal A. Godil, Helin Dutagaci, Xiaolan Li, Petros Daras, Ryutarou Ohbuchi, Takahiko Furuya, Masaki Tezuka, Thibault Napoleon
The annual SHape REtrieval Contest (SHREC) measures the performance of 3D model retrieval methods for several different types of models and retrieval purposes
Helin Dutagaci, Afzal A. Godil, A. Axenopoulos, P. Daras, T. Furuya, R. Ohbuchi
The objective of the SHREC 09 Shape Retrieval Contest of Partial Models is to compare the performances of algorithms that accept a range image as the query and
NIST has reduced the flow uncertainty of its 34 L and 677 L Pressure-Volume-Temperature-time (PVTt) primary flow standards from 0.05 % to 0.025 % (k = 2) for
Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, David R. Novotny, Michael H. Francis, Catherine A. Remley
We examined the electromagnetic emissions, and performance of commercial High-Frequency (HF) proximity Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems including
Li Piin Sung, Aaron M. Forster, Haiqing Hu, Nancy Lin, Sheng Lin-Gibson
Multi-component formulations coupled with complex processing conditions govern the final properties of photopolymerizable dental composites. In this study, a
Jirun Sun, Yifu Ding, Nancy Lin, Marcus T. Cicerone, Christopher Soles, Sheng Lin-Gibson
The time dependence of cell alignment and morphology (i.e., elongation) on anisotropic nanoscale gratings is characterized. The behavior of pre-osteoblasts
Jessica M. Torres, Christopher Stafford, Bryan D. Vogt
In this work, the modulus of polymer thin films for a homologous series of poly(n-alkyl methacrylate)s will be discussed. In particular, the impact of the
Paul A. Williams, Tasshi Dennis, Ian R. Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury
We describe polarization-sensitive phase-referenced linear optical sampling for measuring polarization, amplitude, and phase of a high speed optical waveform
Tasshi Dennis, Paul A. Williams, Ian R. Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury
We demonstrate word-synchronous measurements of QPSK format 40 Gb/s PRBS signals using linear optical sampling with a precision time-base, which allows us to
We demonstrate a technique for optical performance monitoring by simultaneously identifying optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR), chromatic dispersion (CD), and
Jeffrey A. Jargon, Xiaoxia Wu, Paul D. Hale, Klaus M. Engenhardt, Alan Willner
We describe a transmitter being developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology for calibrating extinction ratio measurements of optical
This paper discusses the breakthroughs in science and engineering that have brought fire testing technology to its current state of maturity and provides
Metal oxide fillers, such as titanium dioxide (TiO2), are heavily utilized in polymeric coatings and plastics for opacification, pigmentation, and mechanical
Tinh Nguyen, Bastien T. Pellegrin, Alexander J. Shapiro, Xiaohong Gu, Joannie W. Chin
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are increasingly incorporated in polymers to enhance their mechanical and electrical properties. However, organic polymers are prone to
The conductivity of films made of nanotubes longer than 200 nm closely follows the percolation theory for two-dimensional (2D) networks. The scaling universal
Kuldeep R. Prasad, Roland Kramer, Nathan D. Marsh, Marc R. Nyden, Thomas J. Ohlemiller, William M. Pitts, Mauro Zammarano
The NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is used extensively by the fire protection engineer for performance based design and forensic analysis. The equations of
Samuel L. Manzello, Seul-Hyun Park, Thomas G. Cleary, John R. Shields
Rapidly deployable instrumentation packages are being developed to be used during actual WUI fires to quantify structure ignition mechanisms. The packages are
Samuel L. Manzello, Yoshihiko Hayashi, Takefumi Yoneki, Yu Yamamoto
The present study is concerned with investigating the ignition of ceramic roofing assembles (Spanish tile roofing) to a controlled firebrand attack using the
A model of the melting and dripping behavior of thermoplastic materials in fire is being developed using the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM), which is
This paper examines the current state of research into sustainable flame retardants with the work on nanocomposites highlighted. The motivations to move away
Muhammad Y. Afridi, Christopher B. Montgomery, Elliott cooper-Balis, Stephen Semancik, Jon C. Geist, Alim A. Fatah
In this paper we describe microhotplates that can serve as platforms for gas sensors of potential use for homeland security and other gas sensing applications
We demonstrate that pulse shaping of a probe pulse can suppress the nonresonant background (NRB) contribution and retrieve resonant Raman signal efficiently in
Charles S. Tarrio, Steven E. Grantham, Marc J. Cangemi, Robert E. Vest, Thomas B. Lucatorto, Noreen Harned
As part of its role in providing radiometric standards in support of industry, NIST has been active in advancing extreme ultraviolet dosimetry on various fronts
Christopher L. Holloway, John M. Ladbury, Richard Ziolkowski, Peng Jin, Chia-Ching Lin
The paper discusses the analysis and measurements of electrical small antennas. The antennas discussed here are based on antenna designed from metamaterial