http://www.nist.gov The National Institute of Standards and Technology http://www.nist.gov/mml/june-conference-highlights-latest-in-metabolomics.cfm Tue, 15 May 2012 19:01:03 GMT Researchers, health care professionals, academics, industry representatives and others interested in the advanced diagnostic and disease treatment options possible from the analysis of metabolites (the byproducts of cellular metabolism) ... 5f0112c9-bf9e-e111-b429-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/oles/forensic_measurement_challenge.cfm Mon, 14 May 2012 17:06:12 GMT Recently, NIST announced the availability of $2.5 million for funding criminal justice applications that use new scientific discoveries. Thirty-six proposals were received, and the judges found it difficult to narrow the choices. ... c854f8ff-e69d-e111-b429-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/analytical/fish-050212.cfm Wed, 02 May 2012 17:05:26 GMT When it comes to the food used to raise fish in aquaculture 'farms,' it seems that you may get what you pay for. In a new study,* researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the South Carolina ... 3e5599f6-7894-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/polymers/films-050212.cfm Wed, 02 May 2012 16:33:21 GMT A new study by a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) indicates that thin polymer films can have different properties depending on the method by which they are made. The results* ... a6c8f079-7494-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/ceramics/organic-041712.cfm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:07:14 GMT Materials scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), working with an international research team, have helped prove the stability of a novelamp-and ruggedamp-thin-film membrane that could prove key to a ... 093420e1-c888-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/filter-032812.cfm Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:44:12 GMT Measurements taken by a team including National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists show that a newly devised material has the ability to separate closely related components of natural gas from one another, a task ... 761a1076-e478-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div682/solar-030612.cfm Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:33:22 GMT Organic solar cells may be a step closer to market because of measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), where a team of scientists has developed a better ... 4cb329fa-d367-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/polymers/esans-030612.cfm Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:14:43 GMT Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have done a mash-up of two very different experimental techniquesamp-neutron scattering and electrochemical measurementsamp-to enable them to observe structural ... 80fd5250-d167-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/oil-030612.cfm Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:05:51 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new certified reference material to support the federal governmentamp's Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) in the wake of the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon ... b830dc21-d067-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/oles/prints-022112.cfm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:13:36 GMT A new report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Justiceamp's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has documented 149 potential sources of human error in the analysis of crime scene ... e4caf9e0-d05c-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/iron-020712.cfm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:58:31 GMT A team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland has found an iron-based superconductor that operates at the highest known temperature for a material in its class.* The discovery inches ... 0cdfadd1-d651-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/fret-020712.cfm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:41:44 GMT Individual cells modified to act as sensors using fluorescence are already useful tools in biochemistry, but now they can add good timing to their resumeacute, thanks in part to expertise from the National Institute of Standards and ... ffca4d81-d451-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/zeolite-020712.cfm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:22:32 GMT Filtering carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from factory smokestacks is a necessary, but expensive part of many manufacturing processes. However, a collaborative research team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology ... 274a57cd-d151-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/biochemical/fluidics-020712.cfm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:09:42 GMT The great artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci once said that amp"simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.amp" National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research engineer Javier Atencia certainly believes in the wisdom of ... b9925702-d051-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/materials_reliability/ebsd-012412.cfm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:12:45 GMT Top: Transmission electron diffraction pattern from from a segment of an indium gallium nitride (InGaN) nanowire about 50 nanometers in diameter taken with an SEM using the new NIST technique clearly shows a unique pattern associated ... 69429900-d046-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div682/neutron-122011.cfm Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:10:17 GMT An advance in sensor design* by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Waterloos Institute of Quantum Computing (IQC) could unshackle a powerful, yet high-maintenance technique for ... 379fbfa6-4e2b-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/polymers/cnt-122011.cfm Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:41:13 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the worldamp's first reference material for single-wall carbon nanotube soot. Distantly related to the soot in your fireplace or in a candle flame, nanotube-laden soot ... db9f05e7-4a2b-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/biochemical/biolabels-112211.cfm Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:05:00 GMT With the recent opening of its new Biomolecular Labeling Laboratory, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has become one of a small handful of facilities in the world that specializes in tagging large molecules with ... 4fa303f3-5515-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/award_recipients/ford_profile.cfm Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:16:26 GMT a393122b-3615-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/biochemical/cluster-102511.cfm Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:41:50 GMT The tendency of nanoparticles to clump together in solutionamp-'agglomeration'amp-is of great interest because the size of the clusters plays an important role in the behavior of the materials. Toxicity, the persistence of the ... a58d2dad-49ff-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/shechtman-100511.cfm Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:06:00 GMT Additional Contact: Gail Porter301-975-3392Gaithersburg, Md.amp- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) colleagues of Dan Shechtman joined others in the scientific community today in congratulating him on winning the 2011 ... 54247166-8def-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/biochemical/gembe-083011.cfm Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:44:41 GMT Itamp's not often that someone can claim that going from a positive to a negative is a step forward, but thatamp's the case for a team of scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and private industry. In ... deb1dfcf-48d3-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/metallurgy/hydrogen-083011.cfm Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:15:14 GMT With a nod to biology, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have a new approach to the problem of safely storing hydrogen in future fuel-cell-powered cars. Their idea: molecular scale 'veins' of iron ... 22bb15b9-43d3-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div683/cells-081611.cfm Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:47:17 GMT 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 medical research: How to capture cells on a particular spot on a surface using electric fields ... 8ba8f0d3-48c8-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/biochemical/butler-070611.cfm Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:25:10 GMT When ScienceWatch.com, a Thomson Reuters web resource for measuring and analyzing science trends, recently listed the most influential institutions and researchers in forensic science based on journal citations, the National Institute of ... 20c9d8f5-0da8-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/metallurgy/sensor-062111.cfm Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:53:59 GMT A team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), George Mason University and the University of Maryland has made nano-sized sensors that detect volatile organic compoundsamp-harmful pollutants ... f786f788-489c-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/isd/ics-062111.cfm Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:33:58 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the final version of its Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security (SP 800-82),* intended to help pipeline operators, power producers, manufacturers, air ... ed5a5cb8-459c-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/electromagnetics/meta-060711.cfm Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:40:49 GMT Like an opera singer hitting a note that shatters a glass, a signal at a particular resonant frequency can concentrate energy in a material and change its properties. And as with 18th century 'musical glasses,' adding a little water can ... fc123458-4691-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/analytical/green_tea_05242011.cfm Tue, 24 May 2011 21:27:30 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a suite of green tea reference materials to help manufacturers evaluate the composition of their products and assure researchers of the accuracy of analytical methods ... ba187963-4c86-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/analytical/marine-051011.cfm Tue, 10 May 2011 19:44:42 GMT Bottlenose dolphins* and beluga whales**, two marine species at or near the top of their respective food webs, accumulate more chemical pollutants in their bodies when they live and feed in waters near urbanized areas, according to ... f08e8ad9-3d7b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div685/chirp-051011.cfm Tue, 10 May 2011 19:16:32 GMT Trace gas detection, the ability to detect a scant quantity of a particular moleculeamp-a whiff of formaldehyde or a hint of acetoneamp-in a vast sea of others, underlies many important applications, from medical tests to air pollution ... 49cd7ce7-397b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/polymers/polymers-033011.cfm Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:26:46 GMT Using a small block of aluminum with a tiny groove carved in it, a team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Polytechnic Institute of New York University is developing an improved ... 71c49fef-0b5b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/analytical/ted-033011.cfm Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:13:30 GMT Trace-explosives detectors (TEDs) are an increasingly common sight at airports and on loading docks, and emergency response personnel carry them to evaluate suspicious packages. A new test material developed by the National Institute of ... 1d439118-0a5b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/surface/sims-030111.cfm Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:01:03 GMT To determine if a tissue biopsy reveals the presence of cancer, a histologist often screens for cells with an abnormal appearance or a specific visible trait such as a larger-than-usual nucleus. However, by the time a cancer is ... 00a9ceb7-5744-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/speeches/gallagher_120610.cfm Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:48:25 GMT dd60dafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/materials_reliability/qcm_112310.cfm Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:45:00 GMT A new chemical analysis technique developed by a research group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses the shifting ultrasonic pitch of a small quartz crystal to test the purity of only a few micrograms of ... 115ddafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/biochemical/powders_112310.cfm Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:39:00 GMT Suspicious packages and powders have triggered more than 30,000 responses by U.S. law enforcement agencies across the country since 2001. These events are expensive, time-consuming and potentially dangerous. To help first responders at ... 0e5ddafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/baldrige_recipients2010.cfm Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:46:15 GMT Three Small Businesses Chosen for the First Time in a Single YearWASHINGTON, D.C.amp-U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today named seven organizations as recipients of the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nations ... bf5cdafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/analytical/berry_110910.cfm Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:34:16 GMT National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have developed new certified reference materials for measuring amounts of organic acids in dietary supplements formulated with Vaccinium berriesamp-cranberries, ... 665ddafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/icosse11.cfm Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:25:24 GMT bb5cdafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/breath_101310.cfm Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:46:18 GMT Scientists at JILA and collaborators have demonstrated an improved laser-based 'molecular fingerprinting' technique that picks out traces of key hydrogen-containing and other molecules from a billion other particles in a gas in just 30 ... a15adafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/surface/nanoled_092810.cfm Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:23:34 GMT While refining their novel method for making nanoscale wires, chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) discovered an unexpected bonusamp-a new way to create nanowires that produce light similar to that from ... c755dafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/analytical/14c_091410.cfm Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:18:37 GMT Recent puzzling observations of tiny variations in nuclear decay rates have led some to question the science of using decay rates to determine the relative ages of rocks and organic materials. Scientists from the National Institute of ... ae68c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div683/fluidics_080310.cfm Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:55:05 GMT 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 sizes. Following this guiding principle, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and ... 7b62c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/properties/gravesoil_072110.cfm Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:20:28 GMT Nothing against bloodhounds, but finding bodies buried by someone who wanted them to stay undiscovered can be difficult. However a new technique developed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), can ... 0962c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div683/nanopores_062310.cfm Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:06:47 GMT National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists have moved a step closer to developing the means for a rapid diagnostic blood test that can scan for thousands of disease markers and other chemical indicators of health. ... e55cc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div683/bubbles_060910.cfm Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:47:05 GMT 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 the latest successful merger, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and ... 155cc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/biochemical/macromolecular/green_cnt.cfm Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:25:45 GMT 7084c2fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923