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Tools and Instruments

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NCAL: Octostrain Test Machine

An octostrain (8 tensile arms) test machine is available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. By increasing the number of arms from the four used
Tension compresion fixturing with upper and lower loadcells and grips and lateral anti-buckling guides with pneumatic actuators

NCAL: Tension-Compression Test Machine

A uniaxial sheet tension-compression test machine is available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. This machine provides additional constraints to

NCAL: Thermal Imaging Systems

Thermal imaging systems are available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. These cameras can be used to measure adiabatic heating during mechanical

NCAL: Uniaxial Test Machines

A variety of uniaxial test machines are available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. These include servo-hydraulic and screw-driven test frames
lens coupled camera detector box

Neutron Imaging Detector Suite

The most commonly used detector at the NIST imaging beamlines is a lens coupled camera detector box shown in Figure 1. The spatial resolution and field-of-view
Neutron imaging facility

Neutron Imaging Facility (NIF)

Summary The NIST Neutron Imaging Facility provides users with a unique “plug and play” approach to imaging operating fuel cells, electrolyzers, and lithium-ion

NIST Gonio-spectroradiometer

The NIST gonio-spectroradiometer is used to measure total spectral radiant flux (TSRF) of incandescent lamps. The instrument consists of a 3-axis scanning

Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy

Vibrationally-Resonant Sum Frequency Spectroscopy (VR-SFS): A nonlinear vibrational spectroscopy in which two colors of light, one in the visible and one in the
Photo of Open Wireless Testbed

Open-Source Wireless Testbed

The NIST Open-Source Wireless Testbed supports research on 5G and next generation networks. The testbed focus is on the deployment of open-source Radio Access
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