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Power Loading Effects in Precision 1 Ohm Resistors

August 1, 2008
Author(s)
George R. Jones, Randolph E. Elmquist
… standards at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the precision potentiometer direct current comparator … to have discrepancies that were not related to the drift in the value of the primary working standards and exceeded … Power Loading Effects in Precision 1 Ohm Resistors …

Improving the Reliability of VOC Emissions Testing of Building Products

October 1, 2007
Author(s)
Cynthia H. Reed, Andrew K. Persily, Steven J. Nabinger, John C. Little, Steven Cox
… consensus standard bodies for measuring VOC emission rates in chambers, which has led to concerns about the reliability … conducted to date has revealed significant inconsistencies in VOC emission profiles of the same product between testing … emissions testing, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has identified the following technical …

Instrumentation, Metrology, and Standards for Nanomanufacturing

September 10, 2007
Author(s)
Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, John A. Kramar, L A. Stern, John Notte, Sean McVey
… Ion Microscopy (HIM) is a new, potentially disruptive technology for nanotechnology and nanomanufacturing. This … traditional scanning electron microscope (SEM) currently in use in research and manufacturing facilities across the world. Due to the very …

The Helium Ion Microscope: A New Tool for Nanotechnology and Nanomanufacturing

September 1, 2007
Author(s)
Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, John A. Kramar, L A. Stern, John Notte, Sean McVey
… Ion Microscopy (HIM) is a new, potentially disruptive technology for nanotechnology and nanomanufacturing. This … traditional scanning electron microscope (SEM) currently in use in research and manufacturing facilities across the world. Due to the very …

First Responder Thermal Imaging Cameras: Establishment of Representative Performance Testing Conditions

May 1, 2006
Author(s)
Francine K. Amon, Anthony P. Hamins, Justin Rowe
… (BFRL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting research on testing conditions that best represent the environment in which these cameras are used. First responders may use … operations ranging from fire attack and search/rescue in burning structures, to hot spot detection in overhaul …

Reference Metrology Using a Next Generation CD-AFM

May 24, 2004
Author(s)
Ronald G. Dixson, Angela Guerry
… SEMATECH (ISMT and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are working together to improve the traceability of AFM dimensional metrology in semiconductor manufacturing. Due to the unique metrology requirements and …

Initial Measurement Results for 40 NIST RM 8240 Standard Bullets

January 1, 2004
Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, Eric P. Whitenton, Li Ma, Theodore V. Vorburger, A Zheng
… are developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support the National Integrated … function (CCF) value will be equal to 100 %.  In this paper, initial measurement results for 40 RM standard … results demonstrate the high reproducibility for both the manufacturing process and the measurement system for the NIST …

Review of Residential Sprinkler Systems: Research and Standards

December 1, 2002
Author(s)
Daniel M. Madrzykowski, R P. Fleming
… The Standard on the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes, NFPA … of residential sprinkler systems has continued resulting in the evolution of NFPA 13D and the development of the … NFPA 13.New developments in residential sprinkler system technology continue to be made in an effort to increase the …

Lumped-Element Impedance Standards

June 1, 1998
Author(s)
Dylan F. Williams, Dave K. Walker
We measure the electrical parameters of commercial lumped-element impedance standards manufactured for the calibration of on-wafer probing systems. The standard's impedance depends not only on the standard itself, but also on probe placement, probe

A Dosimetric Uncertainty Analysis for Photon-Emitting Brachytherapy Sources: Report of the AAPM Task Group No. 138 and GEC-ESTRO

February 1, 2011
Author(s)
Larry A. DeWerd, Geoffrey S. Ibbott, Ali S. Meigooni, Michael G. Mitch, Mark J. Rivard, Kurt E. Stump, Bruce R. Thomadsen, Jack L. Venselaar
… dosimetry. The ISO Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM) and the NIST Technical Note 1297 are … standards for uncertainty formalism. Uncertainties in measuring or estimating brachytherapy dose distributions … to vendors and regulatory agencies in developing good manufacturing practices for sources used in routine clinical …

Procedures for Obtaining NIST Recognition as an Accrediton of Quality System Registrars Under the Fastener Quality Act

December 1, 1998
Author(s)
S. W. Stiefel, R L. Gladhill
… Act (FQA), P.L. 101-592 (the Act). The Act was amended in 1996 by Section 11 of P.L. 104-113. The Act protects the … by: (1) requiring that certain fasteners which are sold in commerce conform to the specifications to which they are … engaged in fastener testing and registration of manufacturing facilities; and (3) requiring inspection, …

Tile-and-trim micro-resonator array fabrication optimized for high multiplexing factors

November 8, 2018
Author(s)
Christopher M. McKenney, Jason E. Austermann, James A. Beall, Bradley J. Dober, Shannon M. Duff, Jiansong Gao, Gene C. Hilton, Johannes Hubmayr, Dale Li, Joel N. Ullom, Jeffrey L. Van Lanen, Michael R. Vissers
… However, local deviations exhibit a Gaussian distribution in fractional frequency spacing with a standard deviation of … BLAST-TNG 250 μm production wafer by placing resonators in the array close in both physical and frequency space. This array consists of …

Addressing Indoor Air Quality Issues in Buildings Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

February 1, 1999
Author(s)
Amy Musser
… Recent advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and in computing technology have simplified user interfaces and reduced the … Addressing Indoor Air Quality Issues in Buildings Using Computational Fluid Dynamics … building technology, computation fluid dynamics, computer simulation, …

Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES)

October 1, 1998
Author(s)
Barbara C. Lippiatt
… and 16 percent of the water used annually worldwide. In the United States, about as much construction and … as municipal garbage. Unhealthy indoor air is found in 30 percent of new and renovated buildings … this spirit, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Green Buildings Program began the Building …

Interferometric Figure Metrology; Enabling In-House Traceability

June 6, 2001
Author(s)
Christopher J. Evans, Angela Davies, Tony L. Schmitz, R E. Parks
… goal of the Advanced Optics Metrology program at NIST''s Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory is to help industry … Interferometric Figure Metrology; Enabling In-House Traceability …

CONTAM User Guide and Program Documentation Version 3.4

August 3, 2020
Author(s)
William Stuart Dols, Brian Polidoro
… contaminant concentrations, and occupant exposure in buildings. CONTAM can calculate infiltration and … resuspension from building surfaces. CONTAM can be useful in a variety of applications. Its ability to calculate … is useful for assessing the adequacy of ventilation rates in a building, for determining the variation in ventilation …

Total NIST Interactions FY 2010-FY2014

January 11, 2018
Author(s)
Isaac S. Patterson, Nicole K. Gingrich
… SRM, geographic diversity, institutions, global impact, Technology Partnership Office, TPO, technology transfer …

POST-COLLISION VEHICLE FIRE SUPPRESSION RESEARCH NEEDS

September 1, 2013
Author(s)
Anthony P. Hamins
… This article identifies research needs in automotive fire protection. The work focuses on the … is cited with special attention given to results cited in the literature as well as relevant reviewed manufacturer …

Well characterized polyethyleneimine/carboxylated polyethylene glycol functionalized gold nanoparticles as prospective nanoscale control materials for in vitro cell viability assays: particle characterization and toxicity test in eight mammalian cell line

January 7, 2025
Author(s)
Vytas Reipa, Vincent Hackley, Alessandro Tona, Min Beom Heo, Ye Ryeong Lee, Tae Geol Lee, Aaron Johnston-Peck, Tae Joon Cho
… testing is replaced by mechanistically informative in vitro assays due to requirements of regulatory agencies. … are qualified for positive and negative controls in the cell viability assays used for toxicological … for positive and negative controls, when applied in in vitro cytotoxicity screening of MNMs is discussed. …

Grassmannian Shape Representations for Aerodynamic Applications

February 28, 2022
Author(s)
Olga Doronina, Zachary J. Grey, Andrew Glaws
… Airfoil shape design is a classical problem in engineering and manufacturing. Our motivation is to combine principled … of novel 2D airfoil deformations not previously captured in the data, (ii) improved low-dimensional parameter domain …
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