NOTICE: Due to a lapse in annual appropriations, most of this website is not being updated. Learn more.

Form submissions will still be accepted but will not receive responses at this time. Sections of this site for programs using non-appropriated funds (such as NVLAP) or those that are excepted from the shutdown (such as CHIPS and NVD) will continue to be updated.

U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Search Publications

NIST Authors in Bold

Displaying 21751 - 21775 of 73697

Polymer Membranes to Quarter-Wave Match Gaussian Optics

February 18, 2013
Author(s)
Jack T. Surek, Jason B. Coder, Joshua A. Gordon, David R. Novotny
We demonstrate that a simple quarter wave match designed for 110 GHz in WR10 waveguide reduces reflected power by a factor of ten at high density polyethylene (HDPE)-air interfaces. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-based membranes that are expanded by

Effects of fiber gripping methods on the single fiber tensile test: I. Non parametric statistical analysis

February 15, 2013
Author(s)
Jae Hyun Kim, Nathanael A. Heckert, Stefan D. Leigh, Haruki Kobayashi, Walter G. McDonough, Kirk D. Rice, Gale A. Holmes
Single fiber tensile tests using two different gripping methods were carried out on various fiber lengths. One method (the glue-tab grip) consists of mounting a fiber onto a rigid tab as specified in ASTM C1557-03 using an adhesive, while the other (the

Evacuation Decision Model

February 15, 2013
Author(s)
Paul A. Reneke
In evacuation models, the time between the first alarm or other initial cue until the population starts evacuating, often referred to as the pre-evacuation time or pre-movement time, is usually a user defined input. To address this deficiency, this paper

Influence of Organic Liquids on the Nanostructure of Precipitated Cellulose

February 15, 2013
Author(s)
Brian J. Watson, Boualem Hammouda, Robert M. Briber, Steven W. Hutcheson
Cellulose (β-1,4 glucose) crystallinity poses a substantial physical and economic barrier to the enzymatic digestion of biomass to its constituent sugars. The crystallinity of cellulose is an inherent property due to its synthesis as microfibrils as plant

Review on Sustainability Characterization for Manufacturing Processes

February 15, 2013
Author(s)
Mahesh Mani, Jatinder Madan, Jae H. Lee, Kevin W. Lyons, Satyandra K. Gupta
Manufacturing industries lack the measurement science and the needed information base to measure and effectively compare environmental performances of manufacturing processes, resources and associated services with respect to sustainability. The current

Stable Field Emission from Nanoporous Silicon Carbide

February 15, 2013
Author(s)
Myung Gyu Kang, Henri Lezec, Fred Sharifi
A new method for fabrication of high current density field emitters based on nanoporous silicon carbide is presented. The emitters are monolithic structures which do not require high temperature gas phase synthesis and the process is compatible with

User's Guide for RM 8096 and 8097: The MEMS 5-in-1, 2013 Edition

February 15, 2013
Author(s)
Janet M. Cassard, Jon C. Geist, Theodore V. Vorburger, David T. Read, Michael Gaitan, David G. Seiler
The Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) 5-in-1 is a reference device sold as a NIST Reference Material (RM) that contains MEMS test structures on a test chip. The two RM chips (8096 and 8097) provide for both dimensional and material property

Temperature sculpting in yoctoliter volumes

February 14, 2013
Author(s)
Joseph E. Reiner, Joseph W. Robertson, Daniel L. Burden, Lisa K. Burden, Arvind Balijepalli, John J. Kasianowicz
The ability to perturb large ensembles of molecules from equilibrium led to major advances in understanding reaction mechanisms in chemistry and biology. Here, we demonstrate the ability to control, measure, and make use of rapid temperature changes of

A Generalized Strategy for Immobilizing Uniformly Oriented Membrane Proteins at Solid Interfaces

February 13, 2013
Author(s)
Amit NMN Vaish, Vitalii I. Silin, Marlon L. Walker, Kristen L. Steffens, Susan Krueger, Alexei A. Yeliseev, Klaus Gawrisch, David J. Vanderah
We present here a generalized strategy for immobilizing uniformly oriented membrane proteins onto a functionalized surface. Using water soluble nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA)-terminated oligo(ethylene glycol) thiols, a histidine-tagged G protein-coupled

Analysis of Multiscale Porosity at the Coso Geothermal Field

February 13, 2013
Author(s)
Lawrence M Anovitz, David R. Cole, David D. Faulder, Julie Sheets, Gernot Rother, Matthew John Wasbrough, Rex P. Hjelm, Monika Hartl, Vitaliy Pipich, Zhensdong Fu
The multiscale pore structure of the rocks making up a geothermal reservoir and the mineralogy associated with those pores are critical factors for estimating a number of reservoir properties including fluid mass in place, permeability, and capillary

Experimental test of an event-based corpuscular model modification as an alternative to quantum mechanics

February 13, 2013
Author(s)
Giorgio Brida, Ivo P. Degiovanni, Marco Genovese, Alan L. Migdall, Fabrizio Piacentini, Sergey Polyakov, Paola Traina
We present the first experimental test that distinguishes between an event-based corpus- cular model of the interaction of photons with matter and quantum mechanics. The test looks at the interference that results as a single photon passes through a Mach

Experimental test of an event-based corpuscular model modification as an alternative to quantum mechanics

February 13, 2013
Author(s)
Giorgio Brida, Ivo P. Degiovanni, Marco Genovese, Alan L. Migdall, Fabrizio Piacentini, Sergey Polyakov, Paola Traina
We present the first experimental test that distinguishes between an Event-Based Corpuscular Model (EBCM)9) of the interaction of photons with matter and quantum mechanics. The test looks at the interference that results as a single photon passes through a

Mouse Cell Line Authentication

February 13, 2013
Author(s)
Jamie L. Almeida, Carolyn R. Steffen, Kenneth D. Cole
The scientific community has responded to the misidentification of human cell lines with validated methods to authenticate these cells; however, there are few assays available for nonhuman cell line identification. We have developed a multiplex polymerase

Salt-Specific Effects in Aqueous Dispersions of Carbon Nanotubes

February 13, 2013
Author(s)
Jeffrey A. Fagan, Carlos A. Silvera Batista, Alberto Striolo, Naga Rajesh Tummala, Manaswee Suttipong
Tremendous progress has been made to stabilize carbon nanotube dispersions using surfactants, although many questions await answer to design surfactant formulations that selectively stabilize nanotubes mono-dispersed in diameter and chirality. Stimulated

The Detection of Interstellar Ethanimine (CH3CHNH) from Observations taken during the GBT PRIMOS Survey

February 13, 2013
Author(s)
Francis J. Lovas, Ryan A. Loomis, Daniel P. Zaleski, Amanda L. Steber, Justin L. Neill, Matthew T. Muckle, Brent J. Harris, Jan M. Hollis, Phillip R. Jewell, Valerio Lattanzi, Oscar Martines, Michael C. McCarthy, Anthony J. Remijan, Brooks H. Pate
As the availab¬¬ility of publicly accessible spectral line surveys from radio astronomy increases, new approaches to the identification of molecules in the interstellar medium are possible. We have performed reaction product screening measurements using

Five Examples of Assessment and Expression of Measurement Uncertainty

February 12, 2013
Author(s)
Antonio M. Possolo
It is a long accepted tenet of scientific practice that every measurement result ought to include a statement of uncertainty associated with the measured value, and that such uncertainty should be propagated to derivative products. It is also widely
Displaying 21751 - 21775 of 73697
Was this page helpful?