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Projects from Colorado

EBSD grain orientation map for additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V showing elongated prior-Beta grain morphology in the build direction (vertical in this image)"

Additive Manufacturing Fatigue and Fracture

Nanoparticle Metrology in Complex Cellular Environments

This project, now concluded, developed novel imaging and image analysis tools to examine individual cells and cell populations within the complex chemical

$Four examples of Transmission electron diffraction patterns obtained in a scanning electron microscope.$

Analytical Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy in a Scanning Electron Microscope (STEM-in-SEM)

Transmission electron imaging and diffraction in an SEM are powerful tools that can be utilized in settings ranging from academia to small business, to

Refrigerants and Working Fluids

The conversion of primary energy (e.g. heat generated by the combustion of a fuel) into useful work most often involves a working fluid operating in a

Closeup of a plane's jet engine as it flies above the clouds.

Renewable Energy and Fuels

Energy is one of the most critical problems facing the United States, with technical, economic, and public policy aspects. Our group develops state-of-the-art

GaN Nanowire Metrology and Applications

We synthesize semiconductor nanostructures to serve both as test structures for measurement techniques and as building blocks for novel metrology tools and

Resonating Platforms for Microbial, Environmental, and Materials Sensing

The Resonating Platforms project is focused on developing resonant-acoustic devices and methods for characterizing the interactions of microbes with chemical

Calibration of Space Weather Observational Instruments at NIST

Satellite and rocket instruments for solar ultraviolet and extreme-ultraviolet observation are calibrated using synchrotron radiation at SURF III.

Microcryocooler for Terahertz Detectors

NIST and the University of Colorado have been funded since April, 2006, by DARPA to develop a microcryocooler with a volume less than about 4 cm 3 to cool a

Low Temperature Regenerator and Pulse Tube Losses

The Cryogenic Technologies Project has been funded by ONR since FY2005 to measure and model the losses in 4 K regenerators and pulse tubes. These thermal

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