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New Reference Material for Hexavalent Chromium in Contaminated Soil

January 27, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new standard—a certified reference material—to aid in the detection and measurement of

The barely visible blue-green area at the top of this X-ray image of concrete with the NIST nanoadditive shows that very few chloride ions penetrate into the concrete.

Viscosity-Enhancing Nanomaterials May Double Service Life of Concrete

January 27, 2009

Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are patenting a method that is expected to double the service life of concrete. The key

NIST Physicist Deborah Jin to Receive Sigma Xi's Top Honor

January 27, 2009

Physicist Deborah S. Jin, a Fellow of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of

For Refrigeration Problems, a Magnetically Attractive Solution

January 27, 2009

Your refrigerator's humming, electricity-guzzling cooling system could soon be a lot smaller, quieter and more economical thanks to an exotic metal alloy

Simply Weird Stuff: Making Supersolids with Ultracold Gas Atoms

January 13, 2009

Physicists at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have proposed a

Insights into Polymer Film Instability Could Aid High Tech Industries

January 13, 2009

While exploring the properties of polymer formation, a team of scientists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has made a fundamental

Single wall carbon nanotubes enclosed in bile acid shells self assembled into a sheaf of long ordered fibrils each composed of several nanotube rods.

'Two-Faced' Bioacids Put a New Face on Carbon Nanotube Self-Assembly

January 13, 2009

Nanotubes, the tiny honeycomb cylinders of carbon atoms only a few nanometers wide, are perhaps the signature material of modern engineering research, but

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

NIST researchers have developed a new technique to form nanotubes for use in gas sensing applications.

Super Sensitive Gas Detector Goes Down the Nanotubes

January 13, 2009

When cells are under stress, they blow off steam by releasing minute amounts of nitrogen oxides and other toxic gases. In a recent paper, researchers at the

Bertocci, Kirchhoff Honored as AAAS Fellows

January 13, 2009

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) alumni researchers Ugo Bertocci and William H. Kirchhoff were recently elected as 2008 fellows of the

Sorting Diamonds from Toothbrushes: New Guide to Protecting Personal Information

January 13, 2009

Thefts of personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security and credit card account numbers, are increasing dramatically. Adding to the

Technology Innovation Program to Fund New Infrastructure Research

January 13, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced nine awards for new research projects to develop advanced sensing technologies that

New Tool Gives Researchers a Glimpse of Biomolecules in Motion

January 13, 2009

The ability of biomolecules to flex and bend is important for the performance of many functions within living cells. However, researchers interested in how

NIST Seeks Small Business Vendors for Facility-Related Projects

January 13, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold an information session for small businesses interested in learning about opportunities for

NIST Technology Innovation Program Announces New R&D Projects To Develop Infrastructure Monitoring and Inspection Technologies

January 6, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced nine awards for new research projects to develop advanced sensing

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New Reference Material for Hexavalent Chromium in Contaminated Soil

Viscosity-Enhancing Nanomaterials May Double Service Life of Concrete

NIST Physicist Deborah Jin to Receive Sigma Xi's Top Honor

For Refrigeration Problems, a Magnetically Attractive Solution

Simply Weird Stuff: Making Supersolids with Ultracold Gas Atoms

Insights into Polymer Film Instability Could Aid High Tech Industries

'Two-Faced' Bioacids Put a New Face on Carbon Nanotube Self-Assembly

New NIST Method Accelerates Stability Testing of Soy-Based Biofuel

Super Sensitive Gas Detector Goes Down the Nanotubes

Bertocci, Kirchhoff Honored as AAAS Fellows

Sorting Diamonds from Toothbrushes: New Guide to Protecting Personal Information

Technology Innovation Program to Fund New Infrastructure Research

New Tool Gives Researchers a Glimpse of Biomolecules in Motion

NIST Seeks Small Business Vendors for Facility-Related Projects

NIST Technology Innovation Program Announces New R&D Projects To Develop Infrastructure Monitoring and Inspection Technologies

Electromagnetic Phantom Exorcises Specters of Metal Detector Tests

JILA Story Makes Physics 'Top Ten' List

Cracking a Tough Nut for the Semiconductor Industry

NIST Guides Genetic Genealogy Labs Toward Improved Accuracy

Electronic Methods Potentially Secure for Sending Blank Ballots Overseas; Serious Issues Remain for Receiving Votes

Two NIST Physicists Win 2007 PECASE Honors

NIST Posts 51 Entries for New Hash Algorithm Competition

NIST Seeks White Papers on Critical National Needs

Wherefore a Leap Second?

Dressed to Kill: From Virus to Vaccine

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