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Mass Spectrometry Researchers Honored with Gears of Government Award

Revolutionized the ability to identify emerging chemical compounds in complex liquid mixtures through the use of powerful analytical tools

Allocca and Lin-Gibson Honored with Gears of Government Award

Combined technical, organizational, and standards expertise from more than 125 U.S. biotechnology stakeholders to develop unified

Types of AM Benchmarks

Three potentially useful classes of benchmark measurements have been considered but AM-Bench 2018 and 2021 only implement Class 1 benchmarks...

Schedule

Find important dates for AM Bench 2025 in the table below. AM Bench 2025 Schedule Dates Short description of benchmarks and challenge...

Biofilm Models to Evaluate Structure-Function Relationships

The effects of biofilm physical structure on the resulting biofilm function are unclear, in part due to lack of reproducible model systems. This project aims to

Example Model Comparisons

Example model comparisons to the AM-Bench 2018 measurement results Following completion of the AM-Bench 2018 benchmarks and conference, the...

Referencing AM-Bench Data

Referencing the AM-Bench 2018 Measurement Results Most of the AM-Bench data found on this website have also been published, primarily in the...

DNA Plasmid containing 13 PCR targets for water quality testing

Standards for Assessing the Safety of Recreational Waters from Fecal Contamination

Contamination of waterways with fecal material leads to the dissemination of pathogens and antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can have serious impacts on human

2018 AM Bench Organization

Steering Committee Lyle Levine (USA, Chair) Weidong Huang (China) Carolin Körner (Germany) Lars-Erik Lindgren (Sweden) Wing Kam Liu (USA)...

A Big Science Framework for Big Genomes

February 4, 2020

In a recent Perspectives article in Nature Communications, NIST’s Elizabeth Strychalski and co-authors from industry and academia offer a framework for

Virtual Conference on Molecular Capsules: from Design to Application

Sun, Mar 22 - Mon, Mar 23 2020

This virtual conference is an opportunity for scientists from around the world to present and discuss research related

Roll-Up TVs and Bendable Smartphones: Toward More Choices for Flexible Electronic Materials

March 6, 2020

Have you heard of foldable smartphones? How about the flexible television screen that rolls up into a box? Or the ultrathin “wallpaper” TVs that are just

Getting a closer look at living cells and batteries: a little bit of graphene goes a long way

March 6, 2020

Researchers at NIST have devised a way to eliminate a long-standing problem affecting our understanding of both living cells and batteries. When a solid and an

Small variations in bottlebrush polymers result in measurable changes

February 24, 2020

NIST scientists have found that very small changes in the structure of bottlebrush polymers prepared by “precision synthesis” result in measurable differences

Build a Cell Workshop #7

Fri, Aug 21 2020

NIST is closely monitoring guidance from Federal, State, and local health authorities on the outbreak of COVID-19. To

NIST researchers Elizabeth Strychalski and David Ross program the robotic arm that operates within the box-like structure of the NIST biofoundry.

The NIST Biofoundry: Taking Engineering Biology From Artisanal to Automated

March 13, 2020

Biofoundries make it possible to engineer living cells so that they produce specific medical treatments or chemical

Photopolymerization for Biomaterials

Our goal is to enable the development and manufacturing of biomaterials for oral health moving forward in 21st century by providing critical measurement methods

Stroboscopic TEM for Ultrafast Materials Science

In 2013, we hit a roadblock. We understood that spin waves propagated through materials, but we didn't understand why some interfaces transmitted these waves so

Organizaciones colaboradoras

Organizaciones colaboradoras El equipo del Huracán María se compone de investigadores y personal de apoyo principalmente del NIST que...

VIRTUAL EVENT: What’s New in Draft NIST Special Publication 800-53, Revision 5, Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations

Wed, Apr 8 2020, 2:00 - 3:30pm EDT

Join the conversation about proposed significant changes and updates, and how to comment. This event will provide a

A shower head with steamy water coming out.

NIST Identifies Critical Needs for Improved Plumbing

May 11, 2020

We don’t use water like we used to. In recent decades, concerns about cost, water shortages and environmental impacts together with changes in plumbing design

MEXICO-USA-CANADA WORKSHOP

Tue, Sep 22 2020

MEXICO-USA-CANADA WORKSHOP OVERVIEW OF MEXICO'S NATIONAL QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE LAW VIA WEBEX TALLER MÉXICO-EE.UU

Large-Scale Genotype-Phenotype Landscape Measurements for Precision Engineering of Living Measurement Systems

All living things measure their environment, make decisions, and respond. Systematic re-engineering of these living measurement and control systems has the

Tech Transfer: Thoughts on an Innovation Ecosystem

March 3, 2020

Technology Transfer (T2) involves the movement of scientific discoveries and innovative technical knowledge from the federal laboratories to the private sector

Saccharomyces cerevisiae (RM 8230): A NIST Reference Material Supporting Research and Quality Assurance in Multiple Microbial Fields

Confidence in microbial cell quantification—whether measuring total or viable cells—remains limited, in part due to the lack of well-characterized, broadly