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NCNR Expansion

April 27, 2009

A significant expansion of the NCNR is underway. The project comprises development of a new cold neutron moderator, and a new guide hall with five state-of-the...

Our Leadership Team

Craig Burkhardt Office of the Director Craig Burkhardt was appointed to serve as the Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and...

Transient Flow Facility

Today, demonstration vehicles are refueled with hydrogen from dispensers within 3 to 5 minutes using sequential gas releases from a bank of pressurized

Laboratory Metrology Proficiency Testing (PT) Services

The OWM Laboratory Metrology Program operates an ISO/IEC 17043 compliant Proficiency Testing (PT) service that assesses the effectiveness of...

International Legal Metrology

Facilitation of U.S. participation in the technical work of the International Legal Metrology Organization (OIML) and harmonization with U.S. manufacturing and industry stakeholders.

Laboratory Metrology

Ensuring traceability of state weights and measures standards to the International System of Units (SI) through NIST standards, measurement services, and metrology training.

Scanning electron microscope image of typical titania nanotubes for a photocatalytic cell to produce hydrogen gas from water.

Discovery of an Unexpected Boost for Solar Water-Splitting Cells

April 21, 2009

A research team from Northeastern University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has discovered, serendipitously, that a residue of a...

Illustration of three models with low, medium and high granularity.

Understanding Protein Solution Phase Behavior via Coarse-Grained Modeling

Much of our knowledge of protein folding comes from experiments on polypeptides in dilute solutions or from theoretical models of isolated proteins. However

Connecting Thermodynamic and Dynamic Properties of Bulk and Confined Fluids

It is well known that the physical properties of a fluid can change profoundly, and often non-trivially, when placed in a confined environment. Only for the

Reference Materials

Biomanufacturing RM 8671 - NISTmAb, Humanized IgG1K Monoclonal Antibody RM 8675 - NISTCHO, Clonal CHO-K1 Cell Line Producing cNISTmAb RM...

Plasma Process Metrology

Our multifaceted program provides numerous outputs to assist our customers. First, we develop and evaluate a variety of measurement techniques that provide

Quality Assurance Programs

NIST has a rich history of coordinating quality assurance programs that participants use to identify and understand community-wide...

Employment and Research Opportunities

Opportunities Managed by the NIST Academic Affairs Office NIST/NRC/NIH Postdoctoral Research Associateships Program NRC Research...

Advanced Materials Characterization

The Chemical Sciences Division supports the characterization of new, diverse, and technological critical materials. The constant evolution of material science

Development of Serum-Based SRMs to Assess Nutritional Status

A variety of nutrients are essential for normal functioning of the human body, and deficiencies can lead to serious illnesses. Accurate measurement of vitamin

NIST researcher pipetting solutions into 96-well plate for analysis

Development of Reference Methods and Reference Materials for Protein Biomarkers

Proteins are established markers of health or disease status in clinical samples, and commercial assays have been developed to measure these proteins in a

Measurements and Standards to Support Nutrition Labeling

The Chemical Sciences Division is working to provide food-matrix reference materials to facilitate compliance with nutritional labeling laws, provide

International Comparisons for Chemical Measurements

Because of NIST's role as the National Metrology Institute (NMI) in the U.S., the Chemical Sciences Division's measurement capabilities must be benchmarked

Measurements and Standards for Contaminants in Biological (Human) Materials

For the past 25 years NIST has developed a number of biological fluid and tissue Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) primarily for clinically important analytes

Microcalorimeter Detector

The NIST transition edge sensor microcalorimeter is energy dispersive x-ray spectrometer capable of ~5 eV resolution over a range of energies from hundreds to

Computational Biology Project

Biological research today is facilitated by automation that provides instrumentation control and data acquisition. Researchers are now able to quickly collect

WEBAPI

Many enterprises have become driven by digital data, including manufacturing, engineering, and scientific domains. With the ubiquity of Web browsers and Web

Nanocalorimetry

Nanocalorimetry using micromachined devices has the capability to provide quantitative data to support the development of advanced metal silicide metallizations

Measurement, Metrics, and Assurance

This Measurement, Metrics, and Assurance project focuses on measuring and assessing trustworthiness in software, systems and applications. It conducts research

Chemical/Biochemical Microsensor Science

There is a rapidly growing need for reliable sensor-based measurement technology which can quickly provide actionable outputs for on-site and local chemical

Development of a Collagen Fibril Reference Material for Reproducible Cell Response

An important determinant of cellular response to drugs and toxins is the chemical and physical nature of the extracellular matrix (ECM) to which cells are

Structural Databases

We are witnessing the emergence of a web based "data rich" era on chemical and biological compounds. In order to make significant advances in this "data rich"

Multiparametric Measurement and Analysis of Cell Behavior on Extracellular Matrices

Cell responses to their culture environment always involve more than one component. An understanding of the relation between the physical and chemical features

Quantitative, Cell-based Immunofluorescence Assays

Microscopy images of cells are often used in cell biology to qualitatively identify features of interest and to discern differences between treatments. Images

Development of Reference Methods and Reference Materials for the Determination of Cardiac Troponin I in Human Serum

Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is considered the 'gold standard' for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction and the assessment of cardiac damage. Yet this clinical

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