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Travel Hazards: Two Studies Start to Map Pollutant Threats to Turtles
Release Date: 04/26/2011 In a pair of studies—one recently published online* and the other soon-to-be published**— researchers at the Hollings Marine … more
The Buzz on BEES: New Web App Simplifies Use of NIST's Economically Green Building Products Tool
Release Date: 03/01/2011 A powerful scientific tool for selecting cost-effective and environmentally preferable building products is now available as a free, web-based … more
End of an Era: NIST to Cease Calibrating Mercury Thermometers
Release Date: 02/02/2011 Beginning March 1, 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will no longer provide calibration services for mercury … more
Eggs Show Arctic Mercury Cycling May Be Linked to Ice Cover
Release Date: 01/19/2011 An international research team working with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists at the Hollings Marine Laboratory … more
JILA Unveils Improved 'Molecular Fingerprinting' for Trace Gas Detection
Release Date: 10/13/2010 Scientists at JILA and collaborators have demonstrated an improved laser-based "molecular fingerprinting" technique that picks out … more
NIST Researcher Wins Presidential Award for Green Innovation
Release Date: 10/13/2010 NIST researcher Barbara Lippiatt (left) received the 2010 GreenGov Presidential Award for her work on a software tool that measures the … more
The Perfect Nanocube: Precise Control of Size, Shape, and Composition
Release Date: 08/31/2010 With growing interest in using nanoparticles for everything from antibacterial socks to medical imaging to electronic devices, the need to … more
NIST to Sponsor Greenhouse Gas Emissions Workshop
Release Date: 05/25/2010 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is sponsoring a workshop on June 2 and 3 to discuss technical barriers to our ability to … more
NIST, NASA Launch Joint Effort to Develop New Climate Satellites
Release Date: 03/02/2010 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have launched a joint … more
Marine Lab Hunts Subtle Clues to Environmental Threats to Blue Crabs
Release Date: 01/26/2010 The Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus , long prized as a savory meal at a summer party or seafood restaurant, is a multi-million dollar … more
The White Stuff: Marine Lab Team Seeks to Understand Coral Bleaching
Release Date: 10/20/2009 With technology similar to that used by physicians to perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, researchers from six institutions--including … more
New NIST Database on Gas Hydrates to Aid Energy and Climate Research
Release Date: 10/06/2009 NIST has created an on-line database of physical properties of gas hydrates, strange, naturally occuring materials that look like water ice but … more
Showcase - Bio-imaging Technologies (9/2009)
Release Date: 10/06/2009 A TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND FEDERAL MARKETPLACE EVENT TEDCO, NIST and NIH Present Bio-imaging Technologies For Commercial Adoption On Tuesday, … more
Research Measures Movement of Nanomaterials in Simple Model Food Chain
Release Date: 06/10/2008 New research* shows that while engineered nanomaterials can be transferred up the lowest levels of the food chain from single-cell organisms to … more
Turtle Studies Suggest Health Risks from Environmental Contaminants
Release Date: 02/19/2008 The same chemicals that keep food from sticking to our frying pans and stains from setting in our carpets are damaging the livers and impairing … more |
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