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'National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'
The buzz on BEES: New web app simplifies use of NIST's economically green building products tool
— 3 Mar 2011 14:29 | TechnologyA powerful scientific tool for selecting cost-effective and environmentally preferable building products is now available as a free, web-based application. Developed and maintained…
NIST, Food Marketing Institute co-host webinar on ensuring accurate net weights in retail
— 3 Mar 2011 14:26 | TechnologyA reliable and trustworthy system of weights and measures is vital for economic activity. Maintaining that system requires constant vigilance, and that's where the National Institute…
NIST expert software 'lowers the stress' on materials problems
— 3 Mar 2011 14:23 | TechnologyBefore you can build that improved turbojet engine, before you can create that longer-lasting battery, you have to ensure all the newfangled materials in it will behave the way you…
'A little off the top' helps NIST map cells with submicrometre resolution
— 3 Mar 2011 14:20 | TechnologyTo determine if a tissue biopsy reveals the presence of cancer, a histologist often screens for cells with an abnormal appearance or a specific visible trait such as a larger-than-usual…
JQI physicists demonstrate coveted 'spin-orbit coupling' in atomic gases
— 3 Mar 2011 14:17 | PhysicsPhysicists at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland-College Park, have for the…
Etched quantum dots shape up as single photon emitters, NIST tests show
— 24 Feb 2011 20:17 | TechnologyLike snowflakes or fingerprints, no two quantum dots are identical. But a new etching method for shaping and positioning these semiconductor nanocrystals might change that. What's more,…
Compact high-temperature superconducting cables demonstrated at NIST
— 18 Feb 2011 18:11 | TechnologyA researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has invented a method of making high-temperature superconducting (HTS) cables that are thinner and more flexible…
Quantum quirk: JILA scientists pack atoms together to prevent collisions in atomic clock
— 4 Feb 2011 16:52 | TechnologyIn a paradox typical of the quantum world, JILA scientists have eliminated collisions between atoms in an atomic clock by packing the atoms closer together. The surprising discovery,…
NIST technique controls sizes of nanoparticle clusters for EHS studies
— 3 Feb 2011 17:24 | HealthThe same properties that make engineered nanoparticles attractive for numerous applications - small as a virus, biologically and environmentally stabile, and water-soluble - also cause…
Stretching the truth: JILA biophysicists help unravel DNA stretching mystery
— 21 Jan 2011 20:11 | BiologyUsing a new experimental test structure, biophysicists at JILA have unravelled part of a 15-year mystery in the mechanics of DNA - just how the molecule manages to suddenly extend to…
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