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Micro-rheometry
Last Updated Date: 09/12/2012 Our goal is to develop and promote the adoption of small-volume rheological methods for complex fluids including bio-fluids, suspensions and … more
Hardness Standardization
Last Updated Date: 09/12/2012 Our objective is to standardize and improve hardness measurement both in the U.S. and internationally. NIST is the U.S. National Metrology … more
DNA Origami for Precise Manufacturing of Nanoscale Structures
Last Updated Date: 09/04/2012 Over the past decade nanoscale science has produced varied and fascinating nanostructures with an extraordinary range of interesting and useful … more
Broadband CARS Microscopy
Last Updated Date: 08/31/2012 The traditional chemical labeling used in optical microscopy can alter cells and materials, thus impeding determination of their true structure, … more
Carbon Mitigation Measurements
Last Updated Date: 08/29/2012 The global environmental problems caused by emission of CO 2 (global warming, rising sea levels and increased acidity of oceans) must be abated. … more
Single Molecule Fluorescence Measurements of Nanoscale Proton Distributions in Photoresist
Last Updated Date: 08/24/2012 The semiconductor industry’s remarkable progress in making integrated circuits smaller, faster and cheaper relies on continual … more
Nanomagnetic Imaging
Last Updated Date: 08/20/2012 The microscopic arrangement of the magnetic structure within a thin metal film plays a fundamental role in many technological applications ranging … more
Nanomagnet Dynamics
Last Updated Date: 08/17/2012 We develop techniques for measuring magnetization dynamics in magnetic nanostructures with a particular emphasis on the emerging needs of future … more
Theory of Spin Transfer Torque
Last Updated Date: 08/14/2012 The working of countless electronic devices involves electric and magnetic effects interacting within nanostructured materials. In the phenomenon … more
Collagen Films Protocol
Last Updated Date: 08/07/2012 Supplies required∗† 1. Purified bovine collagen monomer solubilized and stabilized in an acidic solution, stock … more
Magnetic Nanostructures for Post-Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) Electronics
Last Updated Date: 08/03/2012 Just as integrated electronic circuits continue to pack on more and ever tinier components, so magnetic technologies for data storage and other … more
Mechanical Performance - Extreme Conditions
Last Updated Date: 08/01/2012 This project provides property data, metrology, and standard test methods for materials systems under extreme conditions for areas critical to US … more
Personal Body Armor
Last Updated Date: 08/01/2012 Our goal is to prevent the catastrophic failure of ballistic body armor by developing measurements and predictive models to test and determine the … more
Nanotube Metrology
Last Updated Date: 07/20/2012 The Nanotube Metrology project is dedicated to improving the measurement methods for, and fundamental understanding of, single-wall carbon … more
Theory and Modeling of Materials for Renewable Energy
Last Updated Date: 07/12/2012 Renewable energy sources such as solar energy are attractive alternatives to fossil fuels because of their abundant supply and pollution-free power … more |
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