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Conferences

Electrochemical measurements of diffusion through cardiac muscle tissue engineering scaffolds

May 18, 2007

Author(s)

Kavita Jeerage, Stephanie M. LaNasa, Damian S. Lauria, Stephanie J. Bryant, Andrew Slifka

Cardiomyocytes, the beating cells of the heart, are highly dependent on oxygen for survival and function. Early work in cardiac muscle tissue engineering...

Measuring the Performance of Urban Search and Rescue Robots

May 17, 2007

Author(s)

Elena R. Messina, Adam S. Jacoff

The Department of Homeland Security is sponsoring development of standards for urban search and rescue (USAR) robots. This program is being coordinated by the...

Database-Assisted Design of Low-Rise Buildings for Wind Loads: Recent Developments and Comparisons With ASCE/SEI 7-05

May 17, 2007

Author(s)

Joseph A. Main

While specialized wind tunnel tests are routinely conducted in the design of high-rise buildings, constraints on project budgets and timelines generally do not...

Comparative Inter-Laboratory Study of Wind Loading on Low Industrial Buildings

May 16, 2007

Author(s)

Bogusz Bienkiewicz, Munehito Endo, Joseph Main, William P. Fritz

A progress report on an inter-laboratory comparative study of approach flow and wind pressures on low buildings is presented. The wind tunnel data generated at...

Characterizing Unmanned System Autonomy:Contextual Autonomous Capability and Level of Autonomy Analyses

May 15, 2007

Author(s)

Hui-Min Huang, K Pavek, Mark Ragon, Jeffry Jones, Elena R. Messina, James S. Albus

The Autonomy Levels for Unmanned Systems (ALFUS) workshop series was convened to address the autonomous nature of unmanned, robotic systems, or unmanned systems...

Calibrating Laser Vacuum Wavelength With a GPS-Based Optical Frequency Comb

May 15, 2007

Author(s)

Jack A. Stone Jr., Liang Lu, Patrick F. Egan

The Global Positioning System (GPS) can deliver an exceptionally accurate frequency standard to any point in the world. When we use the GPS signal to control an...

Single Molecule Mass Spectrometry in Solution Using a Solitary Nanopore

May 15, 2007

Author(s)

Joseph W. Robertson, Claudio G. Rodrigues, Oleg V. Krasilnikov, Vincent M. Stanford, Kenneth A. Rubinson, John J. Kasianowicz

A solitary protein nanometer-scale pore provides the basis for single molecule mass spectrometry in solution. Individual poly(ethylene glycol) molecules of...

Development of Surgical Lighting for Enhanced Color Contrast

May 14, 2007

Author(s)

Maritoni A. Litorja, Steven W. Brown, Maria E. Nadal, David W. Allen, Alexander Gorbach

The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Institutes of Health have started a collaborative study on the development of lighting that...

Access Control Policy Combinations for the Grid Using the Policy Machine

May 14, 2007

Author(s)

Vincent C. Hu, David F. Ferraiolo, Karen A. Scarfone

Many researchers have tackled the architecture and requirements aspects of grid security, concentrating on the authentication or authorization mediation instead...

AC-mode SW-IR radiation thermometers for measurement of ambient temperatures

May 10, 2007

Author(s)

George P. Eppeldauer, Howard W. Yoon

On tuning the design of an evolutionary algorithm for machining optimization problem

May 9, 2007

Author(s)

Jean-Louis Vigouroux, Sebti Foufou, Laurent Deshayes, James J. Filliben, Lawrence A. Welsch, Alkan Donmez

In this paper, a methodology for tuning the design of an evolutionary algorithm (EA) is presented. An EA for solving machining optimization probfems having...

Modeling the Effect of Line Profile Variation on Optical Critical Dimension Metrology

May 7, 2007

Author(s)

Thomas A. Germer

We investigate the effects that variations in profile have on specular and diffuse reflectance from a grating consisting of parallel lines. We investigate, as...

Modeling and Analysis of Scatterometry Signatures for Optical Critical Dimension Reference Material Applications

May 7, 2007

Author(s)

Heather J. Patrick, Thomas A. Germer, Michael W. Cresswell, Richard A. Allen, Ronald G. Dixson, Michael R. Bishop

We use an optical critical dimension technique, matching modeled to measured scatterometry signatures, to obtain critical dimension linewidth on grating targets...

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of the Glassy State Response of a Sub-Tg Annealed Model Epoxy Network

May 7, 2007

Author(s)

Gale A. Holmes

Using dynamic mechanical analyzers the relaxation behavior of a loosely cross-linked model epoxy resin was investigated before and after room temperature aging...

Quantum key distribution with high-speed superconducting single-photon detectors

May 6, 2007

Author(s)

Robert Hadfield, Jonathan L. Habif, Lijun Ma, Alan Mink, Xiao Tang, Sae Woo Nam

We explore the potential of high-speed nanowire superconducting single-photon detectors for quantum key distribution in fiber, over long distances (at 1550 nm)...

Multi-octave optical coherence spanning hundreds of meters

May 6, 2007

Author(s)

Ian R. Coddington, Luca Lorini, William C. Swann, J. C. Bergquist, Y. Le Coq, C. W. Oates, Qudsia Quraishi, Jason Stalnaker, Scott Diddams, Nathan R. Newbury

We demonstrate coherent transfer of optical signals with radian level noise (in a 3.5 MHz bandwidth) through a series of laser systems spanning from 657 nm to...

Fiber-laser frequency combs

May 6, 2007

Author(s)

Nathan R. Newbury, William C. Swann

We discuss the contributions to the linewidth and frequency noise of the individual modes of a mode-locked fiber laser. Much of this noise can be suppressed...

Residual stability of a fiber-based frequency comb

May 6, 2007

Author(s)

William C. Swann, Ian R. Coddington, Luca Lorini, Jason Stalnaker, J. C. Bergquist, Scott Diddams, Nathan R. Newbury

Abstract: We present measurements of the residual frequency stability across a fiber frequency comb by comparison through a Ti:sapphire frequency comb. We find...

Photon-number-resolving capabilities of a semiconductor quantum dot, optically gated, field-effect transistor

May 6, 2007

Author(s)

Eric Gansen, Mary A. Rowe, Marion Greene, Danna Rosenberg, Todd E. Harvey, Mark Su, Robert Hadfield, Sae Woo Nam, Richard Mirin

We demonstrate the photon-number-resolving capabilities of a novel quantum dot, optically gated, field-effect transistor cooled to 4 K. Peaks are observed in...

An approach for Optimization of Machining Parameters Under Uncertainties Using Intervals and Evolutionary Algorithms

May 1, 2007

Author(s)

Jean-Louis Vigouroux, Laurent Deshayes, Sebti Foufou, Lawrence A. Welsch

Uncertainty analysis with intervals is an alternative to stochastic optimization for machining optimization problems with uncertainties. This paper presents a...

Capacitors and Electromagnetic Resonators for Gas Metrology

May 1, 2007

Author(s)

Michael R. Moldover, James W. Schmidt

Gas-filled capacitors are being used as primary thermometers and they show promise as primary pressure standards and for measuring the Boltzmann constant. With...

A Simulation Architecture for Manufacturing Interoperability Testing

May 1, 2007

Author(s)

Charles R. McLean, Sanjay Jain, Frank H. Riddick, Yung-Tsun T. Lee

Manufacturing systems are often costly to develop and operate. Simulation technology has been demonstrated to be an effective tool for improving the efficiency...

A Virtual Manufacturing Environment for Interoperability Testing

May 1, 2007

Author(s)

Charles R. McLean, Sanjay Jain, Andreas Craens, Deogratias Kibira

Studies have documented the high cost of the lack of software interoperability on manufacturing. New interface standards are being developed by various...

Open Architecture Software Design for Online Spindle Health Monitoring

May 1, 2007

Author(s)

Kang B. Lee, Robert Gao, Ruqiang Yan, Li Zhang

This paper presents open systems architecture-based software design for an online spindle health monitoring system. The software is implemented using the...

Smart Transducer Web Services Based on the IEEE 1451.0 Standard

May 1, 2007

Author(s)

Yuyin Song, Kang B. Lee

This paper describes the proposed Smart Transducer Web Services (STWS) developed at the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) based on the...

What Spectral Methods Can Tell Us About Heat Transfer Effects in Water Calorimeters

May 1, 2007

Author(s)

Ronald E. Tosh, Huaiyu H. Chen-Mayer

In water calorimetry, numerous ancillary effects such as radiation-induced chemical reactions, scattering and excess heat from nonwater materials, and dose...

Creating Focus: Augmented Reality for Better Standards

May 1, 2007

Author(s)

Matthew L. Aronoff

Successful collaborative engineering depends on clear communication between all members of the development process. As that communication becomes more and more...

System identification approach applied to drift estimation

May 1, 2007

Author(s)

Tracy S. Clement, Frans Verbeyst, Rik Pintelon, Yves Rolain, Johan Schoukens

A system identification approach is applied to estimate the time base drift introduced by a high-frequency sampling oscilloscope. First, a new least squares...

Thin film pyrolectric detector coated with multiwall carbon nanotubes: absorptivity and frequency response

May 1, 2007

Author(s)

John H. Lehman, Katie Hurst, Anne Dillon, A. M. Radojevic, R M. Osgood

The spectral responsivity (600 nm to 1800 nm) of a pyroelectric detector fabricated from crystal ion slicing (CIS) is enhanced by a MWNT coating without...

User-Oriented Evaluation of Compression for Motion Imagery

April 30, 2007

Author(s)

J Irvine, G O'Brien, J Miller, S Israel, Charles D. Fenimore, John W. Roberts, Michelle Brennan, Jeffrey Bartolucci, D Cannon

Motion imagery will play a critical role in future intelligence and military missions. The ability to provide a real time, dynamic view and persistent...

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