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Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering (PBEE) has provided a probabilistic framework to predict the response of the structural systems by incorporating the
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
Microscopy images of cells are often used in cell biology to qualitatively identify features of interest and to discern differences between treatments. Images
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
Photographs, or optical light images, are spatial records of light reflected or emitted from objects. Thus, they are prospective light measurements. In many
The Quantitative MRI project develops calibration structures (phantoms) and validates quantitative imaging protocols for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Key industrial optics-based measurements of nanoscale structures are growing ever-more complex due to increasing device and materials complexity. To meet these
The Biosystems and Biomaterials Division (BBD) is developing tools to take advantage of the quantum nature of light, enabling new biological measurements as
The Boulder Cryogenic Quantum Testbed (BCQT) Project implements, develops and openly disseminates standard protocols to reproducibly measure the performance
The Quantum Communication and Networks Project develops quantum devices and studies them for use in quantum communications and networking applications. Our goal
Quantum information processing seeks to use the features of quantum physics to accomplish otherwise intractable computational tasks. The two main thrusts of
The coherent control of quantum-mechanical systems holds promise for revolutionizing computing. We develop new methods and technologies to improve the fidelity
Graphene, the two-dimensional honeycomb carbon lattice isolated in 2004, has enabled significant advancement in a variety of subfields in physics due to its
The main long-term goals of our theoretical research group are to understand and control large interacting quantum systems, as well as to design and create new
Measurement. Science is rooted in measurement: it is from measurements, as unified by theory, that understanding is born. Our comprehension of the universe is
Quantum networks, a promising resource for computing and sensing, generate useful entanglement between locations separated by geographic distances. Our research
Quantum nonlinear optics provides a means to generate and manipulate light at the quantum level, with applications in enhanced sensing and metrology, and in
This program develops new measurement techniques, tests and performance procedures, standards, and best practices to enable industry and government to gain
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