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NIST and Partners Identify Tiny Gold Clusters as Top-Notch Catalysts
Release Date: 09/16/2008 For most of us, gold is only valuable if we possess it in large-sized pieces. However, the "bigger is better" rule isn't the case … more
Oxygen Data is a Best Seller for Atmospheric Research
Release Date: 08/19/2008 The paper currently holding the top spot for most downloaded paper in the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy is the densely titled … more
NIST Chemists Get Scoop on Crude 'Oil' from Pig Manure
Release Date: 06/10/2008 After a close examination of crude oil made from pig manure, chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are certain … more
A Molecular 'Salve' to Sooth Surface Stresses
Release Date: 05/28/2008 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shown for the first time that a single layer of molecular … more
‘Nanodrop’ Test Tubes Created with a Flip of a Switch
Release Date: 04/15/2008 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new device that creates nanodroplet “test … more
NIST, Army Researchers Pave the Way for Anthrax Spore Standards
Release Date: 04/15/2008 Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Army Dugway (Utah) Proving Ground have developed reliable … more
Chemists Measure Copper Levels in Zinc Oxide Nanowires
Release Date: 02/19/2008 Chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been the first to measure significant amounts of copper incorporated … 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
NIST Physicist Honored for Measuring Forces between Ultra-cool Atoms
Release Date: 10/25/2007 The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named NIST physicist Paul D. Lett as one of its new fellows. AAAS cites Lett … more
New SRM Allows Accurate Accounting of Forensic DNA
Release Date: 10/25/2007 Thanks to the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a method for making multiple copies of DNA fragments, even tiny bits of biological evidence (in the … 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
DNA Sieve: Nanoscale Pores Can Be Tiny Analysis Labs
Release Date: 05/10/2007 Imagine being able to rapidly identify tiny biological molecules such as DNA and toxins using less than a drop of salt water in a system that can … more
108 Local Residents Earn Commerce Department, NIST Awards
Release Date: 12/22/2006 The U.S. Department of Commerce recently presented 37 local area staff members of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and … 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
Turning a Nuclear Spotlight on Illegal Weapons Material
Release Date: 10/26/2006 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have demonstrated that they can … more |
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