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NISTmAb: Portrait of an "Anchor Molecule"

July 28, 2016

Companies will continue to generate and maintain their own in-house standards for each specific monoclonal antibody therapeutic drugs, but the new NIST...

NIST's Network-of-Things Model Builds Foundation to Help Define the Internet of Things

July 28, 2016

A new publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides a basic model aimed at helping researchers better understand the...

An Extraordinary Standard: New NIST Protein Could Spur Biopharmaceutical Innovation

July 28, 2016

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued one of the world's most intricate measurement standards: an exhaustively...

New Model May Help Solve the Mystery of How Lithium Stabilizes Moods

July 27, 2016

New measurements may have lifted the veil on the vexingly elusive interactions through which lithium can moderate the manic highs and debilitating lows...

Realizing the Potential of Quantum Information Science and Advancing High-Performance Computing

July 27, 2016

The White House announced today a new report from the National Science and Technology Council on challenges, opportunities and the path forward in quantum...

student wearing helmet with multi-colored wires

Detecting Brain Waves with Atomic Vapor

July 26, 2016

It's really hard to hear what the brain is saying. Neural impulses -- currents of ions moving through channels between the brain's 100 billion neurons at a...

This magneto-ionic thin film, made primarily of aluminum oxide, gadolinium oxide and cobalt, allows oxygen ions to travel up and down through spaces between the layers when pushed by an electric field.

NIST Reveals Valuable Fundamentals of a Stacked, Cracked Jack of All Trades

July 22, 2016

There is a crack in everything, Leonard Cohen sang; that's how the light gets in. Now a team led by scientists from the National Institute of Standards and...

Illustration of prefilling a carbon nanotube with a desired chemical of known properties.

Simpler, Faster and Cheaper: A Full-filling Approach to Making Carbon Nanotubes of Consistent Quality

July 15, 2016

Just as many of us might be resigned to clogged salt shakers or rush-hour traffic, those working to exploit the special properties of carbon nanotubes have...

Toward Real-Time Measurements for Real-Time Decision Making

July 12, 2016

Greenhouse gases (GHGs) stream out of power plants, seep out of landfills, flow from vehicle traffic and rise from commercial buildings and homes. Emissions of...

NIST Leads Federal Effort to Save Lives and Property from Windstorms

July 12, 2016

Congress recently designated the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to be the lead agency for the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program...

A 3D topographic surface map of the base of a fired 9 mm bullet.

NIST 3D Ballistics Research Database Goes Live

July 7, 2016

It's a staple of the TV-crime drama: a ballistics expert tries to match two bullets using a microscope with a split-screen display. One bullet was recovered...

U.S. Commerce Department Awards Small Businesses $3.3 Million for Innovation Research

July 6, 2016

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced that 19 small businesses will receive nearly $3.3 million...

NIST Launches Competition for Manufacturing Centers in 11 States

June 30, 2016

As part of a multiyear effort to refresh its Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers across the country, the U.S. Commerce Department's...

When efavirenz binds to CYP46A1 at the site shown, it increases the flexibility of the protein in the region around cholesterol.

Shape-Changing Enzyme Suggests How Small Doses of Anti-HIV Drug Might Treat Alzheimer's Disease

June 28, 2016

For a promising pathway to treating Alzheimer's patients, "aim here." That's what National Institute of Standards of Technology (NIST) researchers advised...

NIST's Newest Watt Balance Brings World One Step Closer to New Kilogram

June 21, 2016

A high-tech version of an old-fashioned balance scale at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has just brought scientists a critical step...

Commerce Secretary Appoints Avi Bender as NTIS Head, Unveils New Joint Venture Opportunities in Data Sharing/Services

June 20, 2016

WASHINGTON – The Commerce Department's National Technical Information Service (NTIS) has reached a turning point. The agency published a Federal Register notice...

Department of Justice and National Institute of Standards and Technology Name Two Experts as New Members of National Commission on Forensic Science

June 16, 2016

DOJ Contact: Office of Public Affairs, 202-514-2007 WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Commerce's National Institute of...

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NISTmAb: Portrait of an "Anchor Molecule"

NIST's Network-of-Things Model Builds Foundation to Help Define the Internet of Things

An Extraordinary Standard: New NIST Protein Could Spur Biopharmaceutical Innovation

New Model May Help Solve the Mystery of How Lithium Stabilizes Moods

Realizing the Potential of Quantum Information Science and Advancing High-Performance Computing

Detecting Brain Waves with Atomic Vapor

NIST Reveals Valuable Fundamentals of a Stacked, Cracked Jack of All Trades

Simpler, Faster and Cheaper: A Full-filling Approach to Making Carbon Nanotubes of Consistent Quality

Toward Real-Time Measurements for Real-Time Decision Making

NIST Leads Federal Effort to Save Lives and Property from Windstorms

NIST 3D Ballistics Research Database Goes Live

U.S. Commerce Department Awards Small Businesses $3.3 Million for Innovation Research

NIST Launches Competition for Manufacturing Centers in 11 States

Shape-Changing Enzyme Suggests How Small Doses of Anti-HIV Drug Might Treat Alzheimer's Disease

NIST's Newest Watt Balance Brings World One Step Closer to New Kilogram

Commerce Secretary Appoints Avi Bender as NTIS Head, Unveils New Joint Venture Opportunities in Data Sharing/Services

Department of Justice and National Institute of Standards and Technology Name Two Experts as New Members of National Commission on Forensic Science

Physicists measured something new in the radioactive decay of neutrons

A Call for Developing—and Using—Consensus Standards to Ensure the Quality of Cell Lines

The Stakeholders Have Spoken: NIST to Refine Cybersecurity Framework

NIST's Super Quantum Simulator 'Entangles' Hundreds of Ions

NIST System Replicated by Chip Maker

How to Quantify the Weight of Forensic Evidence: A Lively Debate

Million-Pound Deadweight Machine Officially Open for Business

SF6 Shows Promise as Mercury Substitute

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