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The objective of this project is to develop international standard test methods for assessing the reliability of ceramic components used in diesel engines and...
This paper is a summary of a workshop session during the Workshop on Biomedical Materials and Devices, held June 13 -14, 2001. The workshop is part of a series...
This paper is an appendix for the proceedings of the Workshop on Biomedical Materials and Devices, held June 13 -14, 2001. The workshop is part of a series of...
The TREC question answering track is an effort to bring the benefits of large-scale evaluation to bear on the question answering problem. The track has run...
Optical interferometry is the means by which real-world displacements are measured relative to a standard reference wavelength. Most interferometers use a...
We are currently witnessing the emergence of an Internet-based engineering marketplace, where engineers, designers, and manufacturers from small and large...
IEEE 1451 is a family of standards that links sensors to users, similar to the way that IEEE 802 (Ethernet) provides connectivity for information systems...
IEEE 1451 is a family of standards that links sensors to users, similar to the way that IEEE 802 (Ethernet) provides connectivity for information systems...
Integrating fire alarm systems with building automation systems can result in many economic and operational benefits. Such integration requires communication...
John H. Burnett, Zachary H. Levine, Eric L. Shirley
We recently measured and calculated an intrinsic birefringence in CaF 2 and BaF 2 cubic crystals in the ultraviolet (UV). These results present serious problems...
The supplement provides a brief description for over 180 new andrenewal NIST Standard Reference Materials that have been released since thepublication of the...
Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, Robert D. Larrabee
Reference Material (RM 8091) is intended primarily for use in checking the sharpness performance of scanning electron microscopes. It is supplied as a small (2...
The wavelengths of six spectral lines emitted by a molecular fluorine (F2) laser at 157 nm were measured to high accuracy with the 10.7-m normal-incidence...
Biometrics are automated methods of recognizing a person based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic. Biometric technologies are becoming the...
D Z. Anderson, J E. Faller, M J. Holland, L Kolvalenko, S R. Leone, R McCray, David Nesbitt
The revised JILA brochure, written for those interested in NIST programs as well as for prospective graduate students, postdoctoral associates, and visiting...
The BLCC5 Building Life-Cycle Cost Program provides economic analysis of projects for which both initial capital costs and future operational costs need to be...
W. A. Kissick, W J. Ingram, J M. Vanderau, R D. Jennings, Sharon E. Ellison
Radio communications are essential to the operations of Federal, State, and local law enforcement and correction agencies. Effective and reliable communications...
An inexpensive optical reflective sensor was evaluated for possible use as a precision proximity sensor. The output signal of the sensor was measured as a...
Anthony D. Putorti Jr., Jay A. McElroy, Daniel M. Madrzykowski
Discussions with fire investigators indicate that it would be beneficial to have the ability to predict the quantity of liquid fuel necessary to create a burn...
The history and technical highlights leading up to and following the publication of a classic NIST publication on the theory and experiments involving optical...
NIST recently acquired a commercially available, state-of-the-art droplet diagnostic system that determines the size, velocity, and temperature of in-flight...
The purpose of the guide is to provide information that will help members of the law enforcement and corrections community, who are present or potential users...
The control and elimination of gas-phase-generated microcontaminants in thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactors is an increasingly important issue as...
Angela Davies, Charles S. Tarrio, Christopher J. Evans
Science, commerce, and defense continuously drive the optical community to provide less expensive, more perfect products. High performance optical systems...
QMC studies of the propargyl radical, C 3H 3, peroxynitrite ion, ONOO-, nitrogen atom excited state transition energy, and chromium dimer, each of which proved...