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Projects/Programs

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700 MHz In-Building Coverage App & Measurement System Development

Ongoing
During the period of 2013-2014, PSCR researchers performed investigations of Band-14 LTE in-building coverage at selected sites on the campus of the University of Colorado. PSCR performed extensive sets of measurements, obtained valuable information and insight about in-building coverage issues, and

RM 8376 Microbial Pathogen DNA Standards for Detection and Identification

Ongoing
RM 8376 consists of 20 individual gDNA components from 19 bacterial strains and 1 human reference genome. Its purpose is to enable developers and regulators to evaluate the analytical performance of metagenomic next generation sequencing (mNGS) tools. The material is certified for chromosomal copy
A schematic overview showing the distribution of the standardized samples to study participants, the use of standardized protocols for measurements, and standardized reporting of data back to NIST for analysis.

AAPS Interlaboratory Study: Protein Aggregation and Immunogenicity

Ongoing
To ensure the safety and efficacy of protein-based biotherapeutics, manufacturers strive to avoid unwanted immune responses caused by the biotherapeutic. Protein immunogenicity is a complex topic and depends on multiple factors related to the product, patient profile, and treatment. 1 , 2
Schematics and diffraction patterns

Aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy

Ongoing
As devices continue to become smaller, more complex, and more highly integrated, atomic scale measurements of their structure, chemistry, strain, and electric field are increasingly crucial for device design, reliability, and optimization. The aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron

Absolute cryogenic infrared radiometry at the LBIR facility

Ongoing
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), and subsequently the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), have motivated NIST's work developing calibration methods and standards for space-based sensors used in missile

Accelerated Weathering Laboratory: Metrology and Technology Transfer

Ongoing
Objective - To maintain, improve and expand capabilities at the NIST Accelerated Weathering Laboratory (AWL) to conduct safe, accurate and traceable aging experiments, develop materials degradation databases, and to transfer the SPHERE technology to industrial stakeholders. What is the new technical

Accelerator Facilities

Ongoing
The Division's accelerator facilities continue to support a broad range of research efforts in the areas of industrial and medical dosimetry, homeland security, radiation-hardness testing and materials-effects studies. Topics of research during this reporting period included: (1) a broad-energy
thermal converter

AC-DC Difference

Ongoing
The use of thermal converters for ac voltage metrology was introduced by Frank Hermach at NIST in 1952. The basic thermal converter is a thermoelement, consisting of a thermocouple positioned at the midpoint of a heater wire, enclosed in an evacuated bulb. The thermoelement senses the heat generated
The NIST Acoustic Thermometer

Acoustic Techniques in Fluid Metrology

Ongoing
In collaboration with NIST's Chemical Sciences Division, we use photoacoustic resonators for continuous monitoring of the CO2 concentration in ambient air from a tall building rooftop; (see Fig. 2) [ 1] for measuring the optical properties of particles (e.g. soot) in air that affect the energy
Acoustic Thermometer

Acoustic Thermometry

Completed
Data from the NIST acoustic thermometer will form an improved basis for the equations used with platinum resistance thermometry, which is the primary mechanism to disseminate accurate temperature standards. Objective: To obtain measurements of thermodynamic temperature in the range between 273 K and

Actionable Intelligence

Ongoing
A large portion of this project involves a collaboration with the Engineering Laboratory’s (EL) Model-based Enterprise program, specifically with the Knowledge Extraction and Application for Manufacturing Operations project. This collaboration has focused on the analysis of maintenance work order
Photograph of a labeled amber bottle containing SRM 2429.

Activated Carbon and FGD Gypsum Standard Reference Materials

Completed
The role of mercury in the environment is now receiving close scrutiny because ultimately it can bioaccumulate as alkyl mercury in seafood with subsequent risk to human health through trophic transfer. Many industrial sources of mercury have been effectively reduced in recent years, but atmospheric

Activities in Extended Videos Evaluation

Ongoing
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed the Activities in Extended Video (ActEV) evaluations series to support the needs of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) Deep Intermodal Video Analytics (DIVA) Program. An activity for ActEV evaluation is

Adaptive Closed-Box Interference Susceptibility Testing

Ongoing
Our approach combines state-of-the-art testbed automation, RF metrology, data analytics, and machine learning to develop flexible, broad-purpose methods that will enable efficient, rigorous testing. Specifically, we plan to establish methods for experimental characterization of closed-box
3D Concrete Printer

Additive Manufacturing with Cement-based Materials

Ongoing
Objective - Develop the measurement science tools and scientific knowledge base for performance-based standards for reinforced 3-D printed concrete structures. Background - Current 3DCP construction practices resemble reinforced masonry construction, as shown in Figure 1. Similar to reinforced
Ceramic AM

Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics

Ongoing
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a rapidly growing suite of technologies that has been a national priority since 2012. Compared to metals and polymers AM, the commercial adaptation of ceramics AM is still in its infancy. Nevertheless, ceramics AM is actively explored for applications in aerospace
EBSD grain orientation map for additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V showing elongated prior-Beta grain morphology in the build direction (vertical in this image)"

Additive Manufacturing Fatigue and Fracture

Ongoing
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) is not used in fatigue and fracture critical applications despite industrial need. The goal of this project is to enable confident use of metal AM in critical applications through: Advancing metrological practice for AM-specific performance metrics encompassing the
Build plate of additively manufactured (AM) metal parts with microstructure comparison between wrought and AM material

Additive Manufacturing of Metals

Ongoing
The Additive Manufacturing of Metals Project, which has participants from multiple groups and divisions, and has three primary objectives: Develop and utilize novel local and in situ measurement capabilities for establishing AM mechanisms responsible for processing and post-processing pathways in AM

Additive Manufacturing Part Qualification

Completed
Objective To develop and deploy test methods and protocols, standard test artifacts, exemplar data, data processing tools, and automation tools that create robust post-process measurements and non-destructive testing to enable qualification of AM parts by manufacturers. What is the Problem? To

Advanced Composites Pilot for the Materials Genome Initiative

Completed
Many computational programs exist that are being used by industry for predicting properties of polymer composites but their general predictive power is limited by how faithfully the microstructure is represented and how realistically the interfaces are handled. The computations are limited by the

Advanced Composites Pilot for the Materials Genome Initiative

Ongoing
Overview Polymer Composites Polymer composites are a class of multiphase materials in which a polymer matrix is reinforced with either a fiber or filler phase. They are traditionally valued for their stiffness, high strength to weight ratio, and corrosion resistance. In emerging high-end