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Complex permittivity measurements of planar building materials using a UWB free-field antenna measurement system

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

Ben N. Davis, Chriss A. Grosvenor, Robert T. Johnk, David R. Novotny, James R. Baker-Jarvis, Michael D. Janezic

Building materials are often incorporated into complex, multi-layer macrostructures that are simply not amenable to measurements using coax or waveguide sample...

20 Degrees Celsius--A Short History of the Standard Reference Temperature for Industrial Dimensional Measurements

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

Theodore D. Doiron

While most dimensional metrologists know that the reference temperature for dimensional measurements is 20 C, very few know how or why that temperature was...

EEEL - Office of Law Enforcement Standards - Programs, Activities, and Accomplishments

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

Thomas J. Russell

The Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)helps law enforcement and criminal justice agencies...

Will Future Measurement Needs for the Semiconductor Industry Be Met?

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

Herbert S. Bennett, Alain C. Diebold, C. M. Garner

We present an assessment of the state of the nation''s measurement system in its ability to meet the metrology needs of the semiconductor industry. Lacking an...

Optoelectronics Division Programs, Activities, and Accomplishments

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

Kent B. Rochford

The NIST Optoelectronics Division provides measurement technology, standards, and traceability for the optoelectronics industry. This document describes the...

NIST Thermophysical Properties of Hydrocarbon Mixtures Database (Supertrapp), version 3.2

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

Marcia L. Huber

This program is a minor revision of the NIST Database "NIST Thermophysical Properties of Hydrocarbon Mixtures Database (Supertrapp)" that corrects some known...

Convective Instabilities in Two Liquid Layers

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

Geoffrey B. McFadden, Sam R. Coriell, Katharine F. Gurski, David Cotrell

We perform linear stability calculations for horizontal fluid bilayers, taking into account both buoyancy effects and thermocapillary effects in the presence of...

Report of the Workshop on Reliability Issues in Nanomaterials

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

Robert Keller, David T. Read, Roop L. Mahajan

The Workshop on Reliability Issues in Nanomaterials was held at the Boulder Laboratories of the U. S. Department of Commerce on August 17-19, 2004. It was...

Calibrated Overlay Wafer Standard

January 1, 2007

Author(s)

Michael T. Stocker, Richard M. Silver, Ravikiran Attota, Jay S. Jun

This document describes the physical characteristics of Standard Reference Material SRM 5000, provides guidance for its use in calibrating overlay (OL) tools...

Electromagnetics Division: Programs, Activities, and Accomplishments

December 31, 2006

Author(s)

Ronald B. Goldfarb

The Electromagnetics Division is a critical national resource for a wide range of customers. U.S. industry is the primary customer both for the division's...

PIV Card to Reader Interoperability Guidelines

December 29, 2006

Author(s)

James F. Dray Jr., April Giles, Michael Kelley, Ramaswamy Chandramouli

The purpose of this document is to present recommendations for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card readers in the area of performance and communications...

ThermoData Engine (TDE)Version 2.0 (Pure Compounds with EOS support); NIST Standard Reference Database #103

December 29, 2006

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel, Robert D. Chirico, Vladimir Diky, Chris Muzny, Eric Lemmon, Xinjian Yan, Qian Dong

ThermoData Engine version 2.0 is an extension of NIST Standard Reference Database #103 version 1.0. The two principal new features are; (1) the capability to...

NIST Handbook 150-18 NVLAP Fasteners and Metals: 2006 Edition

December 22, 2006

Author(s)

Thomas R. Davis

NIST Handbook 150-18 presents technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation...

Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems

December 19, 2006

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, Stuart W. Katzke, L A. Johnson, Marianne M. Swanson, G Stoneburner, G Rogers

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 Revision 2 (December 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=51351] The purpose of this publication is...

Maintaining Effective Information Technology (IT) Security Through Test, Training, and Exercise Programs

December 19, 2006

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information provided in NIST SP 800-84, concerning the need to design, develop, conduct, and evaluate Test, Training, and Exercise...

Assessment and Future Opportunities of the NIST-UMBI Partnership

December 15, 2006

Author(s)

V L. Vilker

See attached Executive Summary.NO ABSTRACT INCLUDED.

Office of Microelectronics Programs (Programs, Activities and Accomplishments)

December 14, 2006

Author(s)

Stephen Knight, Joaquin (. Martinez, Michele L. Buckley

The microelectronics industry supplies vital components to the electronics industry and to the U.S. economy, enabling rapid improvements in productivity and in...

Survey of Patient Mobility and Lift Technologies: Toward Advancements and Standards

December 6, 2006

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, James S. Albus

This survey provides a review of example off-the-shelf lift and wheelchair products on the market today. Also, it provides a review of example research in these...

A Roadmap For Metrology Interoperability

December 4, 2006

Author(s)

John A. Horst, S McSpadden

An International Metrology Interoperability Summit (IMIS) was held March 28 - 30, 2006 at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD. Workers and decision makers in a variety of...

Forum Workshop on Establishing the Scientific Foundation for Performance-Based Fire Codes: Proceedings

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler

NIST to develop a common, international vision for how a scientific foundation for performance-based fire safety design might be structured, which parts of the...

Information Security Handbook: A Guide for Managers

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Pauline Bowen, Joan Hash, Mark Wilson

This Information Security Handbook provides a broad overview of information security program elements to assist managers in understanding how to establish and...

Characterization and Identification of Super-Effective Thermal Fire Extinguishing Agents. Final Report. NGP Project 4C/1/890.

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, Rodney Bryant, L G. Blevins, M L. Huber

The use of halon 1301 for fire fighting is being phased out due to its deleterious effects on stratospheric ozone. This report summarizes the findings of a...

Nonparametric Statistical Data Analysis of Fingerprint Minutiae Exchange with Two-Finger Fusion

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

Jin Chu Wu, Michael D. Garris

A nonparametric inferential statistical data analysis is presented. The utility of this method is demonstrated through analyzing results from minutiae exchange...