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Process Measurements Division
Pages 21-25

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From page 21...
... The technologies necessary for nanomanufacturing, the production of biofuels, enabling the hydrogen economy, development of clinical diagnostics and therapies, measuring climate change, and other national priorities can be developed no faster than the underlying process measurements on which they depend. Advances in temperature, pressure, humidity, material properties, and other fundamental measurement areas are essential to the exploitation of new technologies as well as to accomplishing the goals outlined in the American Competitiveness Initiative.
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From page 22...
... Accurate cell phenotying requires quantitative analysis of images containing gold nanoparticles. In this connection, it is necessary to know that all the nanoparticles are of the same size and to know the specific size of the bare particle after each surface modification, which PMD researchers have demonstrated by a creative application of differential mobility analysis.
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From page 23...
... The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has requested a calibration database of the chemical species involved in determining the dynamics of CO2 in the atmosphere. PMD-developed cavity ring down spectroscopic measurements will provide these spectroscopic parameters at the required 0.3 percent uncertainty level for the 2008 launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, designed to monitor global climate change.
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From page 24...
... and foreign scientists and postdoctoral fellows testifies to PMD's technical reputation and leadership position in measurement science. Many of the division's measurement capabilities are among the finest of their type, as reflected by both informal and formal key comparison analyses conducted by NMIs for the primary pressure standard (CCM.P-K4 and -K5)
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From page 25...
... The Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department or Energy, and U.S. industry depend upon NIST to define measurement uncertainties and to serve as the legal link to the International System of Units.
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  • proficiency testing

  • hydrogen economy
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  • primary pressure
  • hydrogen gas
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  • gas data
  • liquid volume
  • nanoparticle reference
  • gold nanoparticle
  • homeland security

  • nist mission
  • measurement uncertainty
  • flow measurement
  • measurement resources
  • measurement programs

  • underlying measurement
  • measurement capabilities
  • measurement services
  • provides measurement
  • measurement technologies

  • future measurement
  • resonant acoustic
  • calibration missions
  • containing gold
  • perform calibration


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