After 90 Years, a Better Way to Measure the Composition of Paper February 14, 2019 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the U.S. Government...
Photonic Radiation Sensors Survive Huge Doses Undamaged November 27, 2018 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have published landmark test results that...
New Device Widens Light Beams by 400 Times, Broadening Possibilities in Science and Technology November 27, 2018 By using light waves instead of electric current to transmit data, photonic chips—circuits for light—have advanced...
Do Kitchen Items Shed Antimicrobial Nanoparticles After Use? November 08, 2018 Because of their antimicrobial and antifungal properties, silver nanoparticles measuring between one and 100 nanometers...
Exactly how loud is that jackhammer? August 17, 2018 When a jackhammer starts pounding outside your window at 7 o’clock on a Monday morning, you might find it annoying. For...
New Cell Lines Produce NIST Monoclonal Antibody for Improved Manufacturing of Biologic Drugs July 31, 2018 When the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued the world’s first standardized monoclonal...
The Shape in Water July 23, 2018 Tinkering with a method they helped develop over the last few years , scientists have for the first time used it to...
Data-Sharing Website May Speed Response to New Illegal Drugs July 05, 2018 The drug overdose epidemic currently gripping the nation is so tenacious in part because it’s being driven by fentanyl...
NIST Reference Material 8366 for Cancer Biomarker EGFR and MET Measurements now available June 25, 2018 NIST Reference Material 8366 for cancer biomarkers EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) and MET (proto-oncogene,...
The Secret Lives of Roots: Watching Crops Grow Beneath the Surface with Portable MRI May 01, 2018 Nobody really knows what plant roots are doing when they’re at home. Digging up a plant exposes the roots, but destroys...
New NIST Service: Extending Traceable Measurements Inside the Human Body March 23, 2018 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now providing a new measurement service that can improve...
Free Software Can Help Spot New Forms of Fentanyl and Other Illegal Drugs March 07, 2018 Fentanyl, the synthetic drug that is driving a nationwide overdose epidemic, is not only a killer. It’s also a shape...
CHO and Tell February 22, 2018 Although few people realize it, modern medicine relies heavily on the ovarian cells of Chinese hamsters, not as a...
A Stopwatch for Nanofluids: NIST Files Provisional Patent for Measuring Nanoliter Flow Rates January 17, 2018 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has filed a provisional patent application for a microflow...
How Disposable Diapers Can Improve Measurements of Tumor Growth November 20, 2017 Catching cancer early can make all the difference for successful treatment. A common screening practice measures tumor...
NIST Scientists Discover How to Switch Liver Cancer Cell Growth from 2-D to 3-D Structures November 15, 2017 Paving the way for testing experimental drugs in more realistic environments, scientists at the National Institute of...
NIST Standard Story: Matters of the Heart September 20, 2017 NIST scientists have thoroughly measured and characterized more than 1,300 physical products, NIST Standard Reference...
New NIST Tool Aims to Improve Accuracy of Test to Determine Cardiovascular Disease Risk September 19, 2017 Cardiovascular disease caused one out of three deaths in the United States in 2016, and for decades it has been the...
NIST, DHS Join Forces to Create Cybersecure Communities Around the Globe August 24, 2017 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will jointly...
NIST Upgrades Widely Used Database of Molecular 'Fingerprints' June 06, 2017 When scientists need to identify an unknown compound, they do what a police detective might do. They get fingerprints—...
New NIST Data to Aid Production and Storage of 'Fascinating' Medication May 02, 2017 Amantadine hydrochloride may be the most common medication you’ve never heard of. This compound has been around for...
JILA Team Discovers Many New Twists in Protein Folding March 02, 2017 BOULDER, Colo.-- Biophysicists at JILA have measured protein folding in more detail than ever before, revealing...
A Message from the MML Director February 15, 2017 " A Message from the MML Director" appears in each edition of Material Matters , the quarterly magazine of NIST's...
NIST Standard Story: No Humans Were Harmed February 15, 2017 NIST scientists have thoroughly measured and characterized more than 1,300 physical products, NIST Standard Reference...
Wearable ‘Watches’ to Monitor Your Blood Pressure January 24, 2017 What if there were a wearable fitness device that could monitor your blood pressure continuously, 24 hours a day?...