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The National Institute of Standards and Technology is developing a peptide mass spectral library as an extension of the NIST/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Library
We have made available a method to characterize a fluorescence microscope's performance by benchmarking the detection threshold, saturation and linear dynamic
Our goal is to prevent the catastrophic failure of ballistic body armor by developing measurements and predictive models to test and determine the long-term
The project aims to develop the quantum coherence metrology based on single photon state imaging techniques that will elucidate the quantum coherence of single
Artificial intelligence increasingly affects many aspects of society. New computational hardware based on information-processing in the brain is being developed
Our goal is to develop combinatorial and high-throughput measurement approaches for rapid characterization of the structure and phase behavior of multicomponent
The work carried out under this project creates a wide variety of X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) used to calibrate and
The Precision Electro-Mechanical Experiments (PREME) program develops precision electro-mechanical measurements for fundamental traceability of the SI units and
Since 1970, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded Precision Measurement Grants for significant research in the field of
This project supports the power systems industry by developing an in-depth understanding of timing performance and metrology necessary to achieve the precision
The PBD is making new, state-of-the-art measurements of the wavelengths of select atomic X-ray emission lines. These measurements underpin all precision x-ray
Therapeutic protein solutions are highly concentrated during manufacturing purification processes and in finished dosage. At such concentrations, the fluid
Since the inception of the SI system of units, physical mass artifacts have been disseminated in order to realize the unit of the kilogram, essential to a broad
The power electronics and radio frequency (RF) communications industries increasingly rely on semiconductors in the GaN/AlGaN family, where performance is
Flow cytometry is a widely used technique for single-cell and particle analysis. For flow cytometry to be used in a clinical, industrial, or research setting
Graphene, the two-dimensional honeycomb carbon lattice isolated in 2004, has enabled significant advancement in a variety of subfields in physics due to its
This project is fundamentally changing the method for realizing and disseminating the SI unit of pressure, the pascale (Pa). The underlying principal behind
Theoretical work relevant to the determination of values of the fundamental constants, tests of bound-state quantum electrodynamics (QED), and methods of
The goal of this project is to develop single photon source and detector measurement and calibration capabilities to support the emerging quantum industry and
We are developing the foundational knowledge and measurement infrastructure that will facilitate the use of solid state systems with emergent quantum properties