Micromagnetics concerns the patterns of magnetization that arise in materials on the scale of nanometers. Understanding these structures is key to technologies...
Imagine an MRI or CT technique that can peer inside structural materials (e.g., steels) and visualize the strain experienced by structures as they support...
The Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program is researching the development of in-building apps for RF coverage evaluation, which is critical for...
The heterogeneity of the four elements in a TiAl(NbW) SRM 2061 alloy were determined from five specimens with WD-EPMA (wavelength dispersive – electron probe...
Chain molecules tethered or adsorbed to solid surfaces are at the heart of a wide range of technologies. Examples include colloidal particle stabilization,...
The primary motivation for this work is the fire in the World Trade Center towers, which generated an urgent need to better understand evacuation procedures in...
PROSPECT, the PRecision Oscillation and SPECTrum experiment, located at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at ORNL will measure the antineutrinos from a...
Controlling the location and orientation of nanobuilding blocks in assemblies of nanodevices is a challenging task in "bottom-up" chemical approaches for...
We develop first-principles-based methods for prediction of atomic arrangements and properties in advanced materials and develop tools for the prediction and...
In support of defense programs in remote sensing, NIST maintains the scale for infrared radiant flux by using an Absolute Cryogenic radiometer (ACR) in a low...
Three dosimetry calibration laboratories accredited by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) routinely perform calibrations of a large...
The NIST ac-dc Difference Project provides U.S. industry with the essential link between ac and the corresponding dc electrical standards via a world-class...
The Acceleration, Vibration, and Acoustics (AVA) Project advances the measurement science, develops standards, and provides calibration services for...
The Radiation Physics Division's accelerator facilities continue to support a broad range of research efforts in the areas of industrial and medical dosimetry...
Access control systems are among the most critical security components. Faulty policies, misconfigurations, or flaws in software implementation can result in...
The Fluid Metrology Group leads the world in designing and using gas-filled acoustic resonators for measuring the thermodynamic temperature T , the Boltzmann...
By measuring the speed of sound in argon gas, we have determined thermodynamic temperature with unprecedented accuracy in the range 0 °C to 552 °C. Our results...
New Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) consisting of activated carbon sorbent materials and flue gas desulfurization (FGD) gypsum are being developed to...
Active interrogation involves directing nuclear radiation into a closed container and measuring secondary radiations to gain information about the contents of...
Additive Manufacturing (AM), the building of 3D objects through layer-by-layer deposition of metal, polymer, or biological materials offers enormous potential...
This project aims to enable use of metal additive manufacturing (AM) in fatigue and fracture critical applications via two main thrusts: Investigation of...
Additive Manufacturing (AM) with cement-based materials is an emerging technology that opens opportunities in the construction industry by reducing labor costs...