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Save the Date for the free Emerging Trends in Synthetic Drugs Workshop
Release Date: 02/11/2013 On April 30 - May 1, 2013, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host a free … more
Long-Predicted Fluctuations in Cell Membranes Observed for First Time
Release Date: 08/08/2012 A long-standing mystery in cell biology may be closer to a solution thanks to measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and … more
NIST Sensor Improvement Brings Analysis Method into Mainstream
Release Date: 12/20/2011 An advance in sensor design* by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Waterloo's … more
NIST 'Catch and Release' Program Could Improve Nanoparticle Safety Assessment
Release Date: 06/07/2011 Depending on whom you ask, nanoparticles are, potentially, either one of the most promising or the most perilous creations of science. These tiny … more
Closer Look at Cell Membrane Shows Cholesterol 'Keeping Order'
Release Date: 03/30/2011 Cell membranes form the “skin” of most every cell in your body, but the ability to view them up close and in motion cannot be … more
New Look at Multitalented Protein Sheds Light on Mysteries of HIV
Release Date: 10/13/2010 New insights into the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection process, which leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), may now be … more
NIST to Host Third Annual Maryland Stem Cell Research Symposium
Release Date: 09/14/2010 On Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the Third Annual Maryland Stem Cell Research … more
Liposome-Hydrogel Hybrids: No Toil, No Trouble for Stronger Bubbles
Release Date: 06/09/2010 People have been combining materials to bring forth the best properties of both ever since copper and tin were merged to start the Bronze Age. In … 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
Biochemical ‘On-Switch' Could Solve Protein Purification Challenge
Release Date: 10/20/2009 Drugs based on engineered proteins represent a new frontier for pharmaceutical makers. Even after they discover a protein that may form the basis … more
Candy-Coating Keeps Proteins Sweet
Release Date: 08/19/2008 Sugar-frosting isn’t just for livening up boring bran flakes; it can also preserve important therapeutic proteins. Researchers at the … more
NIST Trumps the Clumps: Making Biologic Drugs Safer
Release Date: 07/22/2008 Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a technique to measure the formation of clumps of proteins … 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
Unusually Stable Glasses May Benefit Drugs, Coatings
Release Date: 12/07/2006 Just spray and chill. That sums up a new approach to making remarkably stable glassy materials from organic (carbon-containing) molecules that … more
Workshop Addresses Imaging Technology in Therapeutics
Release Date: 08/03/2006 Increasingly, medical and pharmaceutical researchers are looking to biomedical imaging as a tool to track disease progress, speed drug discovery … more |
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