The Search for Truth & Beauty
by David H. Youden. Published in Proceedings, ASPE Summer Topical Meeting, State College, PA, June 2007.

Managing the Environment
by David H. Youden. A tutorial presented at the ASPE Annual Meeting, October 2006.

Hydrostatic Bearing Technology for Precision Engineering
by David H. Youden. A tutorial presented at ASPE Annual Meetings 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006.

Crossed Flexure Pivots Applied to a Very Broad Band Seismometer
by David H. Youden. Published in Proceedings, ASPE Annual Meeting, October 2005.

A-Axis Bracket Analysis
by Byron Knapp. Published by Olympic Precision, Inc., September 2003. View the PDF (360k).

On the Use of an Instrumented Spindle to Determine the Effects of Machine Stiffness in Grinding Brittle Materials
by Byron Knapp. 2002. View the PDF (4.1M).

Good Things Come in Small Packages
by David H. Youden. Published in Proceedings, ASPE Annual Meeting, November 2001.

Benefits of Grinding with Variable Workspeed
by Byron Knapp. May 1999. View the PDF (1.8M).

Mechanics for Precision Positioning
by David H. Youden. A tutorial presented at the Kodak Engineering Conference, 1999.

Metrology of 13-nm Optics for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography
by John Beckwith, Stephen Patterson, Daniel Thompson, Vivek Badami and Stuart Smith, February 3, 1997. View the PDF (856k).

Comparison Between Predicted and Actual Accuracies for an Ultra-Precision CNC Measuring Machine
by Bradley L. Fix and Daniel C. Thompson. Presented at the 8th International Precision Engineering seminar, Compiegne, France, May 15-19, 1995. View the PDF (460k).

Diamond Turning Produces Higher Quality Air Bearings
by David H. Youden. Published in Proceedings, ASPE Spring Topical Meeting, Tucson, AZ, 1995.

Do Hydrostatic Bearings Generate Mechanical Noise?
by David H. Youden. Published in Proceedings, ASPE Spring Topical Meeting, Tucson, AZ, 1994.

Precision and Manufacturing at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
by Theodore T. Saito, Richard J. Wasley, Irving F. Stowers, Robert R. Donaldson, and Daniel C. Thompson. Presented at NASA’s Fourth National Technology Transfer Conference and Exposition, Anaheim, CA, December 7-9, 1993. View the PDF (1.7M).

Accuracy Capabilities and Limitations of Displacement Controlled Machines
by Steven R. Patterson and Daniel C. Thompson. Presented at the NIST/ARPA/AT&T Workshop on Figuring and Metrology of Soft X-Ray Projection Lithography Optics, Gaithersburg, MD, September 27-28, 1993.

Capstans or Lead Screws?
by David H. Youden. Published in Proceedings, ASPE Annual Meeting, October 1992, and published in Precision Engineering, Volume 17, Number 3, 1992.

An Evaluation of Ultra-Precise Machine Tool Contouring Performance: The Low Amplitude Sine tracking (LAST) Test
by David H. Youden. IPES 6, UMES2, 1991.

The Design of an Ultra-Precision CNC Measuring Machine (Seminar)
by Daniel C. Thompson. Presented at the Precision Flexible Manufacturing System Program Seminar, Dallas, TX, June 13, 1990. View the PDF (320k).

Diamond Turning Achieves Nanometer Smoothness
by David H. Youden. Published in Laser Focus World, February 1990, pages 105-116.

The Design of an Ultra-Precision CNC Measuring Machine
by Daniel C. Thompson. Presented at the 39th CIRP General Assembly, Trondheim, Norway, August 20-26, 1989. View the PDF (800k).

Certification of Process Gauge Error Budget
by Daniel C. Thompson. Presented at the COP Gauge Design Review, Livermore, CA, February 1989. View the PDF (416k).

The Characterization of the Geometry of Monocrystalline Diamond Cutting Tools
by David H. Youden. Published in Proceedings, ASPE Annual Meeting, September 1989.

Tighter Tolerances at Lower Costs
by Daniel C. Thompson. Published in Mechanical Engineering, September 1988. View the PDF (3.6M).

The Design and Construction of a Sub-Microinch Resolution Lathe
by David H. Youden. Published in Ultra Precision in Manufacturing Engineering, Springer-Verlag, 1988, pages 202-211.

A Modular Approach to Diamond Machining
by David H. Youden. Published in Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 966, 1988.

The Results of Cutting Tests Performed on a Sub-Microinch Resolution Lathe
by David H. Youden. Published in Proceedings, ASPE Annual Meeting, October 1988.

Determinism in Manufacturing
by Daniel C. Thompson. Presented in a lecture to Joint Operations Working Group (JOWOG) 39B (Machine Tools and Equipment) between the US Department of Energy and the UK Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, UK, October 27, 1987. View the PDF (16k).

A Progress Report on the Development of Ultra Precise Machine Slides
by David H. Youden. Published in Proceedings, ASPE Annual Meeting, November 1987.

Vertical Spindle Surface Grinding
by David H. Youden. Published in Modern Grinding Technology, Chapter 9, Chapman and Hall, November 1986.

Design and Performance of a Small Precision CNC Turning Machine
by Robert R. Donaldson and Daniel C. Thompson. Presented at the 36th CIRP General Assembly, Jerusalem and Haifa, Israel, August 16-22, 1986. View the PDF (1.1M).

On the Design of Ultra Precise Machine Slides
by David H. Youden. Published in Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 676, 1986.

Recent Developments in Diamond Turning
by David H. Youden. IMTS Technical Symposia, 1986.

Development of Precision Material-Removal Processes for Low-Density Foams
by Daniel C. Thompson and P. J. Davis. Published in Engineering Research Annual Report, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1985.

The Compuron: How Round is Round?
Published in Energy & Technology Review, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, August 1982. View the PDF (2.7M).

The Development of an Inexpensive, High-Accuracy Diamond Turning Machine
by Daniel C. Thompson. Jerry L. Chrislock, and Lloyd E. Newton. Presented at SPIE, Contemporary Methods of Optical Fabrication, San Diego, CA, August 25-26, 1981. View the PDF (3.6M).

Diamond Machining and Mechanical Inspection of Optical Components
Robert R. Donaldson, Steven R. Patterson, and Daniel C. Thompson. Presented at the Brookhaven Conference on Synchotron Radiation—High Resolution Soft X-Ray Optics, November 18-20,1981. View the PDF (3.3M).

Post-Process Gauging with Feedback, by Daniel C. Thompson. Published in Technology of Machine Tools—a survey of the state of the art by the Machine Tool Task Force, October, 1980.

Theoretical Tool Movement Required to Diamond Turn an Off-Axis Paraboloid on Axis
by Daniel C. Thompson. Published by Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore, California, 1975.

Development of Machine Components With Sub-Nanometer Capabilities
by David H. Youden.