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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

MATRIX RELAXATION AFTER FRACTURE IN A TOUGHENED EPOXY

Author(s)
Aaron M. Forster, Cyril Clerici, Donald L. Hunston
An efficient method to increase the Mode I fracture energy of a polymer adhesive is to incorporate a rubbery phase within the glassy matrix. In general, the

Building Quantum Computers

Author(s)
Emanuel H. Knill
In theory, quantum computers can be used to efficiently factor numbers, quadratically speed up many search and optimization problems, and enable currently

Production of Entangled Images by Four-Wave Mixing

Author(s)
Alberto M. Marino, Vincent Boyer, Raphael C. Pooser, Paul D. Lett
One of the most important resources in quantum mechanics is entanglement, which is characterized by correlations stronger than the ones allowed classically. As

TREC Genomics Special Issue---Information Retrieval

Author(s)
Ellen M. Voorhees, William Hersh
This paper is the introductory paper for a special issue of the journal Information Retrieval devoted to the TREC genomics track. The TREC genomics track ran

NIST Timeline

Author(s)
L A. Greenhouse, J V. Norris, Paula J. Deutsch
The NIST Timeline builds upon three volumes of history: Measures for Progress: A History of the National Bureau of Standards, by Rexmond Cochrane; A Unique

Field Testing Hopper Scales

Author(s)
R C. Suiter
The testing of hopper scales seems to be intimidating to many field inspectors. They dread the task of doing a substitution test or a strain load test; there is