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Material Measurement Laboratory

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Prices are Down, Value is Up: The Newly Expanded ACerS-NIST Database

July 11, 2012

One of the most influential collections of materials data at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now not only bigger than ever but also

New NIST-led Consortium Aims to Improve Process for Making 'Soft Materials'

July 11, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is launching a new consortium that will take the measure of a growing and increasingly important class

A hawksbill sea turtle swims above a coral reef in waters off the British Virgin Islands.

Pollutants Could Pose Health Risks for Five Sea Turtle Species

June 27, 2012

Researchers at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) and four partner organizations have measured for the first time concentrations of 13 perfluoroalkyl

SRM 2907: Reference Material for Explosive Traces

New NIST SRM Supports the Fight Against Terrorist Bombings

May 29, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new standard reference material (SRM) to aid in the detection of two explosive

A technician swabs for microbes on a mockup of the interior of the International Space Station at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Report Details Efforts to Improve, Advance Indoor Microbial Sampling

May 29, 2012

Humans spend greater than 90 percent of their time indoors, but we're never alone there. Bacteria and viruses, scientists estimate, make up half of the world's

Fabrication Method Can Affect the Use of Block Copolymer Thin Films

May 2, 2012

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

Drawing of NIST's prototype bioreactor for tissue engineering.

Ultrasound Idea: Prototype NIST/CU Bioreactor Evaluates Engineered Tissue While Creating It

May 2, 2012

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a prototype bioreactor—a device for culturing cells to create engineered

Researchers Find Reducing Fishmeal Hinders Growth of Farmed Fish

May 2, 2012

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

Graphic of 5 radish plants showing effects of increasing exposure to BPs and NPs

NIST/UMass Study Finds Evidence Nanoparticles May Increase Plant DNA Damage

April 17, 2012

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) have provided the first evidence

May Workshop Examines Impact of Advanced Imaging Technology on Tissue Engineering Research

April 17, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with the Multi-Agency Tissue Engineering Science (MATES) working group, is sponsoring

X-Ray Probe Finds New Organic Transistors Do Well in Hot Water

April 17, 2012

Materials scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), working with an international research team, have helped prove the

Researchers Validate Simplified Lateral Force Calibration Technique for Atomic Force Microscopy

March 28, 2012

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory have demonstrated that a simpler technique

Two for One: Simultaneous Size and Electrochemical Measurement of Nanomaterials

March 6, 2012

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have done a mash-up of two very different experimental techniques—neutron scattering

NIST Releases Gulf of Mexico Crude Oil Reference Material

March 6, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new certified reference material to support the federal government's Natural Resources

NIST Announces Program to ID Human Cell Lines for Research

February 7, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is launching a project to collect and catalog DNA identification data for up to

NIST researchers have combined a glass slide, plastic sheets and double-sided tape to create an inexpensive and simple-to-build microfluidic device for exposing an array of cells to different concentrations of a chemical.

New NIST 'Cell Assay on a Chip': Solid Results from Simple Means

February 7, 2012

The great artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci once said that "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST

$Transmission electron diffraction pattern from from a segment of an indium gallium nitride (InGaN) nanowire about 50 nanometers in diameter taken with an SEM using the new NIST technique$