| Acronym | Meaning |
| EPXMA | Electron Probe X-ray Microanalysis |
| ECL | Emitter Coupled Logic |
| NQI | Nuclear Quadrupole Interaction |
| MLS | Molecular Luminescence Spectroscopy |
| BHET | Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) Terephthalate |
| MHEMT | Metamorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor |
| DAD | Diode Array Detector |
| PD | Photoelectron Diffraction |
| SOLED | Stacked Organic Light Emitting Device |
| SURF III | Synchrotron UV Radiation Facility (at NIST) |