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Material Measurement Laboratory

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Dressed to Kill: From Virus to Vaccine

In a pioneering effort, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Queensland in Australia have successfully

Dynamic Fracture in Steel

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
Illustration of a new chemical sensor that is comprised of 16 microheater elements and eight types of sensors

Sniffing Out a Better Chemical Sensor

Marrying a sensitive detector technology capable of distinguishing hundreds of different chemical compounds with a pattern-recognition module that mimics the
Photo of a moth

Moths with a Nose for Learning

Much like Pavlov conditioned his dog to salivate in anticipation of food when a bell rang, insects can be trained to perform certain behaviors when enticed with
ribbon of protein stands in the foreground against a computer-simulation of a stress field in a glassy material

Candy-Coating Keeps Proteins Sweet

Sugar-frosting isn't just for livening up boring bran flakes; it can also preserve important therapeutic proteins. Researchers at the National Institute of

3d Nanostructures with Magnetic Materials

Materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a process to build complex, three-dimensional nanoscale