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I will describe the backup time scale system that I have constructed at the site of the NIST radio stations near Fort Collins, Colorado, and I will compare its
The National Institute of Standards and Technology operates 22 network time servers at various locations. These servers respond to requests for time in a number
Xiaoxiao Zhu, Yang Yang, Qiliang Li, D. E. Ioannou, John S. Suehle, Curt A. Richter
Si nanowire (SiNW) channel non-volatile memory (NVM) cells were fabricated by a 'self-alignment' process. First, a layer of thermal SiO2 was grown on a silicon
Lucile C. Teague, Behrang H. Hamadani, John E. Anthony, David J. Gundlach, James G. Kushmerick, Sanker Subramanian, Thomas Jackson, Curt A. Richter, Oana Jurchescu
We report scanning Kelvin probe microscopy (SKPM) of electrically biased difluoro bis(triethylsilylethynyl) anthradithiophene (diF-TESADT) organic thin film
Direct-sequence spread-spectrum underwater acoustic communications are analyzed in this paper between communication nodes, at least one of which is moving. At
Here I review a paper by Akatsuka et al. that appears in the current volume of Nature Physics. This work describes their latest experimental results on optical
Rick L. Paul, Richard M. Lindstrom, Christoph W. Brocker, Elizabeth A. Mackey
A new instrument for cold neutron prompt gamma-ray activation analysis (CNPGAA) is being designed and constructed at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR)
The purpose of fire modeling is to gain a better insight into fire dynamics and how it impacts fire safety -- not to generate large amounts of data. Gaining
Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Katherine C. Morris, Simon P. Frechette
In enterprise integration, a data-exchange specification is an architectural artifact that evolves along with the business. Maintaining a coherent, data
Michael A. Lombardi, Andrew N. Novick, Jose M. Lopez, Francisco Jimenez, Jean-Simon Boulanger, Raymond Pelletier, Ricardo de Carvalho, Raul Solis, Carlos Donado, Harold Sanchez, Carlos A. Quevedo, Gregory Pascoe, Daniel Perez
The Sistema Interamericano de Metrologia (SIM) consists of national metrology institutes (NMIs) located in the 34 member nations of the Organization of American
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely-used as flame retardants in electronic devices and upholstery. These are mobile in the environment, persistent
Paul A. Williams, Tasshi Dennis, Ian R. Coddington, William C. Swann, Nathan R. Newbury
We demonstrate linear optical sampling measurements optimized for characterization of the signals produced by optical components. By sampling the optical
Current forensic DNA typing is conducted in approximately eight to ten hours with steps including DNA extraction, quantitation, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Xilin Shen, Charles Dietlein, Erich N. Grossman, Zoya Popovic, Francois Meyer
Terahertz imaging has been shown to successfully detect objects concealed underneath clothing, by measuring the radiometric temperatures of different objects on
Michael Pikal, Daniel Rigsbee, Michael L. Roy, Dawn Galreath, Karl J. Kovach, Bingquan S. Wang, John Carpenter, Marcus T. Cicerone
This research presents storage stability of human growth hormone, hGH, in a variety of lyophilized formulations, including systems of varying sugar:hGH weight
David I. Olaya, Burm Baek, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel Benz
Josephson junctions with cosputtered amorphous Nb-Si barriers are being developed at NIST for use in voltage standard circuits. These junctions have the
The use of flared tip and bi-directional servo control in some recent atomic force microscopes (AFM) has made it possible for these advanced AFMs to image
Robert A. Fletcher, Nathanael Briggs, Erin Ferguson, J Greg Gillen
Experiments were conducted to determine particle removal efficiencies from surfaces due to air jet impingement. We utilize monodisperse fluorescent polymer
David Serrell, Jera Law, Andrew Slifka, Roop L. Mahajan, Dudley S. Finch
Mechanical forces play a key role in many cellular processes such as apoptosis and differentiation. A microfabricated device has been developed for imaging of a
John Barker, David F. Mildner, Jose Rodriguez Rivera, P. Thiyagarajan
The neutron attenuation through single-crystal magnesium fluoride has been measured as a function of wavelength at both room temperature and 77 K. These data
Currently 120 different Y-chromosome short tandem repeat (Y-STR) markers are used by various genetic genealogy testing laboratories. In some cases, different
A. Kreyssig, Mark Green, Y. Lee, G. D. Samolyuk, Pawel Zajdel, Jeffrey Lynn, S. L. Bud'ko, M. S. Torikachvili, N. Ni, S. Nandi, Juscelino Leao, Sarah Poulton, D. N. Argyriou, B. N. Harmon, R. J. McQueeny, P. C. Canfield, A. I. Goldman
Recent investigations of the superconducting iron-arsenide families have highlighted the role of pressure, be it chemical or mechanical, in fostering
Eric Dauler, Martin Stevens, Burm Baek, Richard J. Molnar, Scott A. Hamilton, Richard Mirin, Sae Woo Nam, Karl Berggren
Second-order intensity correlation measurements were made using a two-element superconducting nanowire single photon detector (SNSPD) without the need for an
Cell membranes contain numerous natural nanoscale conductors, i.e. ion channels and ion pumps1-4, that work in concert to form transmembrane or transcellular
Catherine C. Cooksey, Edwin J. Heilweil, Benjamin Greer
A new method for obtaining room temperature terahertz (THz) absorption spectra of aqueous-phase biomolecules in the frequency range 1 THz to 21 THz (35 cm-1 to
Jeffrey S. Kline, Haohua Wang, Seongshik Oh, John M. Martinis, David P. Pappas
We have found that crystalline Josephson junctions have critical current density control problems which decrease circuit yield. We present a qubit circuit
Christopher L. Holloway, David A. Hill, Marco Sandroni, John M. Ladbury, Jason B. Coder, Galen H. Koepke, Andrew C. Marvin
With the proliferation of small electric devices in recent years, along with various other applications, there is a growing need to test and determine the
Richard Conroy, Gary Zabow, John M. Moreland, Alan P. Koretsky
Inspired by magnetic bubble memory technology, we demonstrate the temporal and spatial manipulation of superparamagnetic beads guided by soft magnetic patterns