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Progress in MRI Contrast Agents
Release Date: 03/05/2013 At the center of the cylinder is a microcapillary tube used to study single-particle measurement capability in magnetic more
Temp-Controlled 'Nanopores' May Allow Detailed Blood Analysis
Release Date: 03/05/2013 Tiny biomolecular chambers called nanopores that can be selectively heated may help doctors diagnose disease more effectively if recent research … more
NIST Patent Could Give 'Lab on a Chip' Technology Long Shelf Life
Release Date: 01/08/2013 Having blood drawn and analyzed to diagnose disease is a process that can take a few days, but what if your doctor could perform this analysis in … more
NIST, Columbia Engineering Collaborate on Inexpensive DNA Sequencing Method
Release Date: 10/02/2012 Rapid, accurate genetic sequencing soon may be within reach of every doctor's office if recent research from the National Institute of … more
JILA Frequency Comb Helps Evaluate Novel Biomedical Decontamination Method
Release Date: 06/14/2012 Like many new measurement tools, the laser frequency comb seemed at first a curiosity but has found more practical uses than originally imagined. … more
NIST Effort Could Improve High-Tech Medical Scanners
Release Date: 06/12/2012 A powerful color-based imaging technique is making the jump from remote sensing to the operating room—and a team of scientists* at the … more
NIST Mini-sensor Measures Magnetic Activity in Human Brain
Release Date: 04/19/2012 A miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed an important research … more
Shaping Up: Controlling a Stem Cell's Form Can Determine Its Fate
Release Date: 09/13/2011 "Form follows function!" was the credo of early 20th century architects making design choices based on the intended use of the … more
Kinder, Gentler Cell Capture Method Could Aid Medical Research
Release Date: 08/16/2011 A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has come up with a potential solution to a two-pronged problem in … more
The Secret Behind NIST's New Gas Detector? Chirp Before Sniffing
Release Date: 05/10/2011 Trace gas detection, the ability to detect a scant quantity of a particular molecule—a whiff of formaldehyde or a hint of … more
NIST Microrobotics Challenge Seeks Miniature Medics and Maze Masters
Release Date: 10/26/2010 They’ve played soccer, run dashes and deftly inserted pegs into holes—all within a world that can fit inside a single grain of … more
NIST Mini-Sensor Traces Faint Magnetic Signature of Human Heartbeat
Release Date: 10/13/2010 Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the German national metrology institute have used NIST's … more
NIST Team Advances in Translating Language of Nanopores
Release Date: 06/23/2010 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists have moved a step closer to developing the means for a rapid diagnostic blood … 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
To Improve Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Good Medicine Is a Polymer Pill
Release Date: 04/27/2010 In the top image, Zachary Levine (at left) and Joe Chen prepare to load a boxful of polymer ellipsoids into a CT scanner to test its ability to … more |
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