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The Year in Patents
Release Date: 12/18/2012 NIST scientists and engineers have been recognized as inventors in a variety of research areas, including the biosciences, building and fire … more
NIST Focuses on Testing Standards to Support Lab on a Chip Commercialization
Release Date: 08/08/2012 Lab on a chip (LOC) devices—microchip-size systems that can prepare and analyze tiny fluid samples with volumes ranging from a few … more
Good Timing: NIST/CU Collaboration Adds Timing Capability to Living Cell Sensors
Release Date: 02/07/2012 Individual cells modified to act as sensors using fluorescence are already useful tools in biochemistry, but now they can add good timing to their … more
New NIST 'Cell Assay on a Chip': Solid Results from Simple Means
Release Date: 02/07/2012 The great artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci once said that “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” National Institute … more
Researchers Expand Capabilities of Miniature Analyzer for Complex Samples
Release Date: 08/30/2011 It’s not often that someone can claim that going from a positive to a negative is a step forward, but that’s the case for a … 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
NIST Nanofluidic 'Multi-tool' Separates and Sizes Nanoparticles
Release Date: 08/03/2010 A wrench or a screwdriver of a single size is useful for some jobs, but for a more complicated project, you need a set of tools of different … 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
NIST, Maryland Researchers COMMAND a Better Class of Liposomes
Release Date: 04/27/2010 Pop a bubble while washing the dishes and you're likely to release a few drops of water trapped when the soapy sphere formed. A few years ago, … more
Novel NIST Connector Uses Magnets for Leak-Free Microfluidic Devices
Release Date: 11/17/2009 Like other users of microfluidic systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researcher Javier Atencia was faced with an … more
Showcase - Bio-imaging Technologies (9/2009)
Release Date: 10/06/2009 A TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND FEDERAL MARKETPLACE EVENT TEDCO, NIST and NIH Present Bio-imaging Technologies For Commercial Adoption On Tuesday, … more
NIST Calculations May Improve Temperature Measures for Microfluidics
Release Date: 09/08/2009 If you wanted to know if your child had a fever or be certain that the roast in the oven was thoroughly cooked, you would, of course, use a … more
‘Microfluidic Palette’ May Paint Clearer Picture of Biological Processes
Release Date: 07/28/2009 (Top) The NIST microfluidic palette. The mixing area is the pin-sized chamber bordered by three holes in more
NIST Researcher Receives Kudos for Images of Labs on a Chip
Release Date: 11/12/2008 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) bioengineer Greg Cooksey is equally talented behind the lens of a camera as he is … 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 |
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