The IEEE Nanoelectronic Standards Roadmapping Initiative began in 2003 and is co-chaired by Evelyn Hirt (Battelle) and John Tucker (Keithley Instruments). It defines standards for near-term transitions from lab to commercial use, and anticipates standards for higher integration of nanomaterials for future applications. The committee completed one standard: IEEE 1650, “Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs); and is making progress on IEEE P1690, “Standard Methods for Characterization of CNTs Used as Additives in Bulk Materials.”

By Meredith Courtemanche, assistant editor