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Theory of Transport in Graphene
Last Updated Date: 10/05/2012 Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, is one of the most likely materials to produce the next breakthrough in the electronics … more
Collagen Films Protocol
Last Updated Date: 10/05/2012 Background: Collagen type 1 is the most prevalent extracellular protein in connective tissue, and is part of the family of collagens that are … more
NIST Standard Reference Simulation Website
Last Updated Date: 10/05/2012 The Standard Reference Simulation Website is an ongoing project whose aim is to provide well-documented simulation results for a variety of … more
Synchrotron Beamline Operations
Last Updated Date: 10/04/2012 Our objective is to ensure that the NIST beamlines U7A, X23A2, and X24A, located at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) at Brookhaven … more
Synchrotron X-ray Measurements
Last Updated Date: 10/04/2012 Our objective is to provide comprehensive descriptions of the structure of advanced materials and devices by performing synchrotron-based … more
Synchrotron X-ray Measurement Method Development
Last Updated Date: 10/04/2012 Our goal is to develop state of-the-art synchrotron X-ray measurement technology, including instrumentation, methods, and analytical tools, to … more
Detector metrology
Last Updated Date: 10/03/2012 High performance radiometers with selected optical detectors are being designed, characterized, and calibrated in the Optical Sensor Group for the … more
Color and appearance
Last Updated Date: 10/03/2012 We are developing instrumentation, standards artifacts, and measurement protocols to characterize appearance attributes including color, texture, … more
Spectral irradiance and radiance responsivity calibrations using uniform sources (SIRCUS)
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 SIRCUS is a reference facility for the calibration of detectors and radiometers for spectral irradiance responsivity and spectral radiance … more
Hyperspectral Image Projector (HIP)
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 Detecting climate change with remote sensing instruments, providing state-of-the-art surveillance imagery for security and defense, or getting the … more
NIST Stars
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 NIST Stars is an Innovations in Measurement Science project to create a catalog of stars whose top-of-the-atmosphere spectral flux has an SI … more
Primary optical watt radiometer (POWR)
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 The Optical Technology Division of NIST realizes and maintains the unit of optical power (watt) with the NIST reference cryogenic radiometer, … more
Lunar spectral irradiance and radiance (LUSI)
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 LUnar Spectral Irradiance and radiance (LUSI) is a proposed suite of instruments to radiometrically characterize the Moon for use as an on-orbit … more
Chemical/Biochemical Microsensor Science
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 The Process Sensing Group at NIST is investigating a range of fundamental and technological issues related to next-generation chemical and … more |
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