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Nanowire-based Sensors Offer Improved Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds
Release Date: 06/21/2011 A team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), George Mason University and the University of Maryland has … more
Branch Offices: New Family of Gold-Based Nanoparticles Could Serve as Biomedical 'Testbed'
Release Date: 06/21/2011 Gold nanoparticles are becoming the … well … gold standard for medical-use nanoparticles. A new paper* by researchers from … 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
Defect in Graphene May Present Bouquet of Possibilities
Release Date: 05/24/2011 Flower-like defects in graphene can occur during the fabrication process. The NIST team captured images of one of the defects (figures a and c) … more
NIST 'Nanowire' Measurements Could Improve Computer Memory
Release Date: 05/18/2011 In this schematic image (top) and transmission electron micrograph, a more
Silver Cycle: New Evidence for Natural Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles
Release Date: 05/10/2011 Nanoparticles of silver are being found increasingly in the environment—and in environmental science laboratories. Because they have a … more
Silver Cycle: New Evidence for Natural Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles
Release Date: 05/10/2011 Test line 5 on 3/17/2013 10:54 PM by yyao. Nanoparticles of silver are being found increasingly in the environment—and … more
Getting the Point: Real-Time Monitoring of Atomic-Microscope Probes Adjusts for Wear
Release Date: 03/30/2011 Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a way to measure the wear and degradation of the … more
Using Artificial, Cell-Like ‘Honey Pots’ To Entrap Deadly Viruses
Release Date: 03/01/2011 Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Weill Cornell Medical College have designed artificial … more
NIST Technique Controls Sizes of Nanoparticle Clusters for EHS Studies
Release Date: 02/02/2011 The same properties that make engineered nanoparticles attractive for numerous applications—small as a virus, biologically and … more
Quartz Crystal Microbalances Enable New Microscale Analytic Technique
Release Date: 11/24/2010 A new chemical analysis technique developed by a research group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses the shifting … more
Puzzling New Physics from Graphene Quartet’s Quantum Harmonies
Release Date: 09/14/2010 Using a one-of-a-kind instrument designed and built at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an international team of … more
NIST Researchers Hear Puzzling New Physics from Graphene Quartet's Quantum Harmonies
Release Date: 09/08/2010 GAITHERSBURG, Md. – Using a one-of-a-kind instrument designed and built at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an … more
The Perfect Nanocube: Precise Control of Size, Shape, and Composition
Release Date: 08/31/2010 With growing interest in using nanoparticles for everything from antibacterial socks to medical imaging to electronic devices, the need to … more
'Instant Acid' Method Offers New Insight into Nanoparticle Dispersal in the Environment and the Body
Release Date: 06/09/2010 Using a chemical trick that allows them to change the acidity of a solution almost instantly, a team at the National Institute of Standards and … more |
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