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Timing Challenges in the Smart Grid

January 19, 2017
Author(s)
YaShian Li-Baboud, Cuong T. Nguyen, Marc A. Weiss, Dhananjay Anand, Allen R. Goldstein, Jason Allnutt, Bob Noseworthy, Ravi Subramaniam
… Correct time and timing is one of the foundational elements in enabling the communication and orchestration of … and optimal wide area monitoring, protection and control in the power industry. NIST and IEEE-SA conducted a workshop to gather inputs from stakeholders in order to identify, analyze, and provide guidance on …

NIST Weather Station for Photovoltaic and Building System Research

March 29, 2016
Author(s)
Matthew Boyd
… Maryland campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as part of a research effort to assess … and photovoltaic quantities and acquire the images for use in computer model validation or weather monitoring. …

Software-defined Radio Based Measurement Platform for Wireless Networks

October 15, 2015
Author(s)
I-Chun Chao, Kang B. Lee, Rick Candell, Frederick M. Proctor, Chien-Chung Shen
… challenges and demand different approaches and techniques. In this paper, we describe a measurement platform based on … networks). By evaluating the performance metrics described in the paper, application behaviors based on robust time …

The Authentication Equation: A Tool to Visualize the Convergence of Security and Usability of Text-Based Passwords

August 4, 2015
Author(s)
Cathryn A. Ploehn, Kristen Greene
… the modern human. Despite usability playing a vital role in authentication, many password policies and requirements … without sufficient consideration of human factors. In fact, security and usability needs are often in … at the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. It also leverages web technologies to flexibly …

High Performance IAQ Specification for Net Zero Energy Homes

July 19, 2015
Author(s)
Anthony Bernheim, Alred Hodgson, Andrew K. Persily
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) constructed a Net Zero Energy Residential … architectural specifications. From the lessons learned in their application to the NZERTF, the guidelines were … language for use by architects and contractors interested in addressing high performance IAQ in netzero and other …

Invited Article: Autonomous Assembly of Atomically Perfect Nanostructures Using a Scanning Tunneling Microscope

December 1, 2014
Author(s)
Joseph A. Stroscio, Robert Celotta, Stephen B. Balakirsky, Aaron P. Fein, Frank M. Hess, Gregory Rutter
… at will by placing individual atoms at desired locations in a predetermined configuration to build a nanostructure … bring it to the desired location limits this atom assembly technology. The advance that we describe in this article is the use of autonomous atom assembly via path planning technology; this allows atomically perfect nanostructures to …

Development of an EUVL collector with infrared radiation suppression

August 1, 2014
Author(s)
Steven E. Grantham, Mike Kriese, Yuriy Platonov, Bodo Ehlers, Licai Jiang, Jim Rodriguez, Mueller Ulrich, Shayna khatri, Adam Magruder, Charles S. Tarrio
… Demonstration Collector utilizing IR rejection (IRR) technology with the capability to produce over 125X … filter. Additional details will be reported on the technology development and use of a glassy smoothing layer to …

IAQ Specifications for a Netzero Energy Research Home

May 1, 2014
Author(s)
Andrew K. Persily, Lisa C. Ng
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently constructed the Net Zero Energy … Facility (NZERTF) to demonstrate a range of technologies in support of achieving netzero or near zero residential … and cooling equipment, and solar thermal and PV systems. In addition, ventilation and IAQ issues were addressed in the …

Correlations Between Structure and Gas-Adsorption/Separation Properties of Metal-Organic Frameworks

September 30, 2013
Author(s)
Wendy L. Queen, Jason Lee, Miguel Gonzalez, Stephen J. Geier, Jarad A. Mason, Jeffrey R. Long, Craig Brown, Matthew Ross Hudson, Simon J. Teat
… To better understand the mechanism of gas adsorption in these porous materials, methods for in-situ structural characterization are being carried out and … developed. This transaction outlines CO 2 adsorption in a well-known MOF, Co 2 (dobdc) (dobdc 4- = 2,5- …

Trace water vapor analysis in specialty gases: sensor and spectroscopic approaches

July 1, 2013
Author(s)
Kristine A. Bertness, Mark W. Raynor, Kevin C. Cossel, Florian B. Adler, Jun Ye
… The analysis of water vapor impurity is important in a number of specialty gas applications. However the main … has been the microelectronics industry. The International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) details the gas … Oxygenated contaminants such as water vapor in the materials used and in the wafer environment are …

Evaluation Methodology and Metrics Employed to Assess the TRANSTAC Two-way, Speech-to-Speech Translation Systems

February 1, 2013
Author(s)
Gregory A. Sanders, Brian A. Weiss, Craig I. Schlenoff, Michelle P. Steves, Sherri Condon
… challenges that military personnel face when operating in foreign countries is clear and successful communication … of different languages to communicate with one another in real-world tactical situations without an interpreter. … DARPA has asked the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to lead this effort. This article presents …

DHS/NIST Workshop on Homeland Security Modeling & Simulation, June 14-15, 2011

December 19, 2011
Author(s)
Charles R. McLean, Yung-Tsun Lee, Sanjay Jain, Charles W. Hutchings
… The U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Engineering Laboratory (EL) jointly hosted … & Simulation (M&S) Workshop on 14 & 15 June, 2011 at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The intent of the workshop was to …

Automating Data Acquisition on a Mechanical Equal Arm Balance Used in Large Mass Calibrations

July 27, 2009
Author(s)
Kevin L. Chesnutwood
… and Force Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to enhance the data taking operations of an … equal arm balance used for high-precision mass comparisons in the range from approximately 45 kg to 1134 kg (100 lb to … balance) cannot be matched by current digital comparator technology and therefore is still a core piece of the NIST …

Guidelines on Cell Phone and PDA Security

November 3, 2008
Author(s)
Wayne Jansen, Karen A. Scarfone
… provides an overview of cell phone and PDA devices in use today and offers insights into making informed information technology security decisions on their treatment. The document gives details about the threats and technology risks associated with the use of these devices and …

Performance Evaluation of Speech Translation Systems

May 28, 2008
Author(s)
Brian A. Weiss, Craig I. Schlenoff, Gregory A. Sanders, Michelle P. Steves, Sherri Condon, Jon Phillips, Dan Parvaz
… challenging tasks for uniformed service personnel serving in foreign countries is effective verbal communication with … tactical situations. DARPA has mandated that each TRANSTAC technology be evaluated numerous times throughout the life of … and has tasked the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to lead this effort. This paper describes …

Effects of Scanner Height on Fingerprint Capture

June 27, 2007
Author(s)
Mary Theofanos, Shahram Orandi, Ross J. Micheals, Brian Stanton, Nien F. Zhang
Although there is widespread deployment of biometric technologies such as fingerprint systems, little attention is being paid to the human-computer interaction that such technologies involved. This report presents the results of a study that examined the

Nano-Tip Electron Gun for the Scanning Electron Microscope

January 1, 2006
Author(s)
Andras Vladar, Zsolt Radi, Michael T. Postek, David C. Joy
… on the results it appears feasible that   nano-tip gun technology could replace the standard electron source and … by the theoretical calculations can actually be achieved in practice. The lifetime and resolution of the nano-tip gun … the development of a new higher-resolution electron gun technology. Continued work is ongoing and it is expected that …

Acoustic Modes and Elastic Properties of Polymeric Nanostructures

October 21, 2005
Author(s)
R Hartschuh, A Kisliuk, V N. Novikov, Alexei Sokolov, Paul R. Heyliger, Colm Flannery, Ward L. Johnson, Christopher Soles, Wen-Li Wu
… dimensions of the macromolecules. There is uncertainty in how far this miniaturization can progress before … our analysis shows no deviation from bulk-like properties in structures as small as 88 nm, it demonstrates the … of quantifying the elastic properties and their anisotropy in nanostructures using BLS. This metrology might have …
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