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Microreactors: Small scale chemistry could lead to big improvements for biodegradable polymers
— 1 Apr 2011 15:27 | ChemistryUsing a small block of aluminium with a tiny groove carved in it, a team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Polytechnic Institute…
Getting the point: Real-time monitoring of atomic-microscope probes adjusts for wear
— 1 Apr 2011 15:24 | TechnologyScientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a way to measure the wear and degradation of the microscopic probes used to study nanoscale structures…
Closer look at cell membrane shows cholesterol 'keeping order'
— 1 Apr 2011 15:21 | HealthCell membranes form the 'skin' of most every cell in your body, but the ability to view them up close and in motion cannot be rendered by many experimental techniques. A team of scientists…
Charge it: Neutral atoms made to act like electrically charged particles
— 1 Apr 2011 15:18 | TechnologyCompleting the story they started by creating synthetic magnetic fields, scientists from the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and…
2 new SCAP documents help improve automating computer security management
— 17 Mar 2011 19:54 | TechnologyIt's increasingly difficult to keep up with all the vulnerabilities present in today's highly complex operating systems and applications. Attackers constantly search for and exploit…
Standards education vital for global business needs, says Asia-Pacific Economic Group
— 17 Mar 2011 19:49 | TechnologyIn just a few months, millions of young adults will graduate from college and step into productive careers in the global economy. Meanwhile, those already involved in standardisation,…
New tool debuts for measuring indoor air pollutants
— 17 Mar 2011 19:44 | TechnologyA promising new approach for checking the accuracy of measurements of hazardous indoor air pollutants may soon be ready for prime time, report researchers from the National Institute…
New NIST testing device may help to 'seal the deal' for building owners
— 17 Mar 2011 19:39 | TechnologyJust as a chain is as strong as its weakest link, a building is as secure against the environment as its most degraded joint sealants, about 50 percent of which fail in less than 10…
NIST electromechanical circuit sets record beating microscopic 'drum'
— 10 Mar 2011 18:17 | TechnologyPhysicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an electromechanical circuit in which microwaves communicate with a vibrating mechanical component…
Using artificial, cell-like 'honey pots' to entrap deadly viruses
— 3 Mar 2011 14:32 | HealthResearchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Weill Cornell Medical College have designed artificial 'protocells' that can lure, entrap and inactivate…
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