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The purpose of the paper is to provide a look into the lessons learned through the roll-out of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology and U.S
The Lynx x-ray mission will push thin film filters to larger apertures and thinner profiles than those of any preceding mission. We present a study of the
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A workshop on Challenges in Representing Manufacturing Processes for Systematic Sustainability Assessments, jointly sponsored by the U.S. National Science
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Peter M. Mell, Aurelien M. Delaitre, Frederic J. de Vaulx, Philippe J. Dessauw
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Pavlo Piliptchak, Murat Aksu, Frederick M. Proctor, John L. Michaloski
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Lisa C. Ng, Lindsey Kinser, Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily
The Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF) was constructed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support the development
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Khalid Halba, Edward Griffor, Thomas Roth, Patrick Kamongi
With the increasing interest in studying Automated Driving System (ADS)-equipped vehicles through simulation, there is a growing need for comprehensive and
We evaluate a method for estimating and removing local oscillator cable drift in transmission measurements using a network analyzer. The geometric mean of the
Chunmei Liu, Chen Shen, Jack Chuang, Richard A. Rouil, Hyeong-Ah Choi
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Mark O. McLinden, Andrei F. Kazakov, J S. Brown, Riccardo Brignoli, Ian H. Bell, Piotr A. Domanski
We summarize a systematic examination of possible low-GWP (global warming potential) replacements for the HFC (hydrofluorocarbon) refrigerants currently used in
Roselyne B. Tchoua, Aswathy Ajith, Zhi Hong, Logan T. Ward, Kyle Chard, Debra Audus, Shrayesh N. Patel, Juan J. de Pablo
Despite significant progress in natural language processing, machine learning models require substantial expert-annotated training data to perform well in tasks
Accurate time is frequently cited as an enabling requirement for precisely coordinated control systems used in the electrical power system. Methods and
Standard test methods and academic competitions share much in common. We detail how we use standard test methods to promote education, research, development and
Aurore F. Quelennec, Jason J. Gorman, Darwin Reyes-Hernandez
This paper presents a calibration/label-free flow sensor embedded in a microfluidic system. This sensor is based on surface acoustic waves, where the acoustic
Brian J. Nablo, Jungjoon Ahn, Kiran Bhadriraju, Jong M. Lee, Darwin Reyes-Hernandez
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Robert B. Bohn, Mheni Merzouki, Charif Mahmoudi, Cihan Tunc
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has previously demonstrated that, despite assumptions to the contrary, typical modern commercial
Maria Alonso, William Stuart Dols, Hans M. Mathisen
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