http://www.nist.gov The National Institute of Standards and Technology 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/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/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/director/greenhouse-081611.cfm Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:48:51 GMT The continuing increase in the level of carbon dioxide and other 'greenhouse gases' in the Earths atmosphere has been identified as a cause for serious concern because it may radically accelerate changes in the Earths climate. Developing ... d4242aae-40c8-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div683/nanoparticles-060711.cfm Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:27:19 GMT Depending on whom you ask, nanoparticles are, potentially, either one of the most promising or the most perilous creations of science. These tiny objects can deliver drugs efficiently and enhance the properties of many materials, but ... 06835576-4491-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_environment/20110524_climate_tool.cfm Tue, 24 May 2011 21:43:46 GMT A new, free software tool from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) could prove to be a breath of fresh air for architects and designers of ventilation systems for 'green' commercial buildings.With the Climate ... e4784fc4-4e86-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/analytical/turtles-042611.cfm Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:04:21 GMT In a pair of studies one recently published online* and the other soon-to-be published** researchers at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML), a government-university collaboration in Charleston, S.C., report that persistent organic ... eeb71b0e-5170-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/economics/bees-030111.cfm Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:30:29 GMT A powerful scientific tool for selecting cost-effective and environmentally preferable building products is now available as a free, web-based application. Developed and maintained by the National Institute Standards and Technology ... 0cb26874-5344-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div685/thermometers-020111.cfm Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:24:00 GMT Beginning March 1, 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will no longer provide calibration services for mercury thermometers. The cessation of the mercury thermometer calibration program marks the end of an era ... a4e83170-492e-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/hml/eggs_011911.cfm Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:03:00 GMT An international research team working with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) in Charleston, S.C., has suggested for the first time that mercury cycling in the flora ... c5abd40b-bb24-e011-b295-0019b9c8c923 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/el/lippiatt_101310.cfm Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:36:18 GMT NIST researcher Barbara Lippiatt (left) received the 2010 GreenGov Presidential Award for her work on a software tool that measures the environmental performance of building materials and biologically based products. She is pictured with ... 695adafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div685/nanocube_083110.cfm Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:49:23 GMT With growing interest in using nanoparticles for everything from antibacterial socks to medical imaging to electronic devices, the need to understand the environmental, health and safety risks of these particles also grows. Researchers ... 6d55dafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923