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It's Electrifying: JILA Scientists Use Electric Fields to Control Chemical Reactions of Ultracold Molecules
Release Date: 04/28/2010 BOULDER, Colo. - Physicists at JILA have demonstrated a new tool for controlling ultracold gases and ultracold chemistry: electric fields. … more
NIST Scientists Address ‘Wrinkles’ in Transparent Film Development
Release Date: 03/30/2010 A closer look at a promising nanotube coating that might one day improve solar cells has turned up a few unexpected wrinkles, according to new … more
Proper Vaccine Refrigeration Vital to Putting Disease on Ice
Release Date: 01/26/2010 According to a NIST study, vaccines that have not been removed from their packaging (most often a cardboard box), retain their temperature longer … more
Prototype NIST Method Detects and Measures Elusive Hazards
Release Date: 09/08/2009 A chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a relatively simple, inexpensive method for detecting and … more
Super Sensitive Gas Detector Goes Down the Nanotubes
Release Date: 01/13/2009 When cells are under stress, they blow off steam by releasing minute amounts of nitrogen oxides and other toxic gases. In a recent paper,* … more
Moths with a Nose for Learning
Release Date: 10/01/2008 Much like Pavlov conditioned his dog to salivate in anticipation of food when a bell rang, insects can be trained to perform certain behaviors … more
NIST Posts Online Database of Cryogenic Materials Properties
Release Date: 11/08/2007 In response to numerous inquiries from academia, industry, and other government labs, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) … more
Showcase - Focus on Microfluidics
Release Date: 10/12/2007 A TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND FEDERAL MARKETPLACE EVENT NIST Presents Its Microfluidics Technologies For Commercial Adoption On Tuesday, October 9, … more
New Web-based System Leads to Better, More Timely Data
Release Date: 10/26/2006 After two years of work, an innovative project using Web-based technologies to speed researcher access to a large body of new scientific data has … more
Still More Accurate After All These Years
Release Date: 05/25/2006 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed an improved method for measuring basic properties of … more |
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