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In the realm of electrons and light, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides the standards, develops the instruments, and performs the calibrations necessary to keep both the smallest electronic components and the largest power grids running smoothly and safely.

Programs and Projects
Comparison and Uncertainty Evaluation of Methods for Asphere Metrology

The goal of this project is a rigorous uncertainty assessment of generic methods for measuring aspheres. The evaluated methods include zonal and … more

Metrology for Advanced Optics

From projecting computer chip designs onto silicon wafers to imaging remote galaxies, advanced optics are crucial to modern technology and … more

Wafer Flatness and Wafer Thickness Variation

The semiconductor industry expects continued demand for improved wafer flatness at the exposure site to avoid blurring of ever smaller circuit … more

Nanomagnet Dynamics

We develop techniques for measuring magnetization dynamics in magnetic nanostructures with a particular emphasis on the emerging needs of future … more

Theory of Transport in Graphene

Graphene, a two-dimensional sheet of carbon, is considered one of the materials most likely to produce the next breakthrough in the electronics … more

Theory of Spin Transfer Torque

The working of countless electronic devices involves electric and magnetic effects interacting within nanostructured materials. In the phenomenon … more

Instruments
Scanning Auger Microprobe

A JEOL model 7830F field emission source, scanning Auger microscope. more

Software
Seamless and Secure Mobility - Tools

A simulation platform based on NS-2 as been developed in order to leverage publicly available modules for several wireless and wired technologies. more

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