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ThermoData Engine (TDE) Version 2E-2009

Author(s)
Preston Craig, Robert D. Chirico, Vladimir Diky, Ilmutdin Abdulagatov, Thomas J. Bruno, Michael D. Frenkel
ThermoData Engine (TDE) Version 2E-2009 is a software expert system for critical evaluation of thermophysical properties of selected explosive materials through

Biometric Standards

Author(s)
Patrick J. Grother
This chapter is intended as an introduction to biometric standards, and as a survey of the major efforts in the field. Published consensus standards in a wide

Coalescing GSICS Correction Coefficients

Author(s)
Ruediger Kessel
We would like to present a technique to adjust the uncertainty estimates of each point in a time series, so that the variance of the time series is consistent

ENABLING STANDARDS FOR NANOMATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION

Author(s)
Vincent A. Hackley, Martin Fritts, James F. Kelly, Anil K. Patri, Alan F. Rawle
A two-day international workshop was convened recently in order to scope out and address the urgent need for standards to accurately characterize the physico

MEMS in Action: RoboCup Nanogram 2009

Author(s)
Richard A. Allen, Craig D. McGray
From June 29 through July 5, 2009 teams from around the world participated in the International RoboCup competition, held in Graz, Austria. In addition to

High Definition Flow

Author(s)
John D. Wright, Michael R. Moldover
From pharmaceutical production to the natural gas market, exact flow measurements are critical. Here's how NIST helps keep us all on the same page.

Use of Semantic Mediation in Manufacturing Supply Chains

Author(s)
Peter O. Denno, Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., Fabian M. Neuhaus
This case discusses lessons learned about enabling interoperability using semantic methods in three automotive industry projects spanning 8 years. In each

Channel Hot-Carrier Effect of 4H-SiC MOSFET

Author(s)
Liangchun (. Yu, Kin P. Cheung, John S. Suehle, Jason P. Campbell, Kuang Sheng, Aivars Lelis, Sei-Hyung Ryu
SiC MOSFET, as power device, can be expected to operate with high drain and high gate voltages, possibly leading to hot-carrier effect. However, hot-carrier

2039: A Day in the Life of a Usability Engineer

Author(s)
Theresa O'Connell, E Murphy, R Roske-Shelton
As we approach the end of the fourth decade of the twenty-first century, intelligent agents will handle most of the time-consuming drudge work of usability

SRM Spotlight

Author(s)
Regina R. Montgomery
The SRM Spotlight is a newsletter published by the Measurement Services Division for users of NIST standard reference materials. The Spotlight announces new

Extending Measurement Science to Interactive Visualization Environments

Author(s)
Judith E. Terrill, William L. George, Terence J. Griffin, John G. Hagedorn, John T. Kelso, Thomas M. Olano, Adele P. Peskin, Steven G. Satterfield, James S. Sims, Jeffrey W. Bullard, Joy P. Dunkers, Nicos Martys, Agnes A. O'Gallagher, Gillian Haemer
We describe a method for creating a visual laboratory to interactively measure and analyze scientific data. We move the normal activities that scientists

Character contrast

Author(s)
Edward F. Kelley
Measurement of a small black area on a white electronic display screen is often accompanied by serious contamination from veiling glare in the detector. The
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