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Knowing When Poultry Goes Foul

April 13, 2010

Mom's trusty nose may be good, but researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have gone her one better by designing an instrument...

Future of Hydrogen Fuel Flows Through New NIST Test Facility

February 16, 2010

If hydrogen is ever to play a significant role as a clean, everyday energy source, it will need a safe and reliable distribution system. To pave the way for a...

Colorized simulation of what happens to 1100 carbon atoms in a 'flat' sheet of graphene about 20 microseconds after the central atom is moved slightly upwards.

Capturing Those In-Between Moments: NIST Solves Timing Problem in Molecular Modeling

November 3, 2009

A theoretical physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a method for calculating the motions and forces of thousands...

New NIST Database on Gas Hydrates to Aid Energy and Climate Research

October 6, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a free, online collection of data on the properties of gas hydrates, naturally occurring...

NIST research chemist Tom Bruno and postdoctoral researcher Tara Lovestead assemble an apparatus for detecting and measuring explosives and toxins.

Prototype NIST Method Detects and Measures Elusive Hazards

September 8, 2009

A chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a relatively simple, inexpensive method for detecting and measuring...

Product Incorporating NIST Expert System Wins R&D 100 Award

July 28, 2009

Commercial process-design software that incorporates NIST's thermophysical and thermochemical property data sets will receive a 2009 R&D 100 award, R&D Magazine...

NIST Issues First Reference Material for Tissue Engineering

May 5, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week issued its first reference materials to support the new and growing field of tissue...

Candid portrait of Thomas Bruno using GC-MS on biofuel sample

New NIST Method Accelerates Stability Testing of Soy-Based Biofuel

January 13, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a method to accelerate stability testing of biodiesel fuel made from soybeans and also...

Dynamic Fracture in Steel

December 2, 2008

On May 7, 2008, MML and Mississippi State University co-hosted a workshop to discuss recent advances in fracture toughness testing of structural materials. This...

NIST/CSM Sensor Could Help Avert Pipeline Failures

October 1, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Colorado School of Mines (CSM) have developed a prototype sensor that quickly...

NIST Chemists Get Scoop on Crude 'Oil' from Pig Manure

June 10, 2008

After a close examination of crude oil made from pig manure, chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are certain about a number of...

NIST Building Facility for Hydrogen Pipeline Testing

January 23, 2008

Efforts to create a "hydrogen economy" to reduce U.S. oil imports will get a boost from a new laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

NIST Imaging System Maps Nanomechanical Properties

December 12, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed an imaging system that quickly maps the mechanical properties of materials—how stiff or...

NIST Posts Online Database of Cryogenic Materials Properties

November 8, 2007

In response to numerous inquiries from academia, industry, and other government labs, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently...

NIST Develops Rapid Method for Judging Nanotube Purity

February 1, 2007

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a sensitive new method for rapidly assessing the quality of carbon...

New Web-based System Leads to Better, More Timely Data

October 26, 2006

After two years of work, an innovative project using Web-based technologies to speed researcher access to a large body of new scientific data has demonstrated...

New Web Database Improves Access to Ionic Liquid Data

August 17, 2006

Chemical engineers and others designing "green" industrial processes using new ionic liquid solvents now have an important new resource, an on-line database of...

NIST chemists Thomas Bruno and Beverly Smith analyze complex fuel mixtures with the new advanced distillation curve apparatus.

Still More Accurate After All These Years

May 25, 2006

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed an improved method for measuring basic properties of complex fuel...

Improved Infrared Chemical Analysis Possible With New NIST Invention

March 28, 1994

A new device and technique recently patented by a National Institute of Standards and Technology scientist may lead to dramatic improvements in infrared...

NIST Offers Expanded Database on Properties of Alternative Refrigerants

January 5, 1994

A newly expanded database on the physical properties of alternative refrigerants will help U.S. industry convert from chemicals that are thought to harm the...

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