The Perfect Nanocube: Precise Control of Size, Shape, and Composition
With growing interest in using nanoparticles for everything from antibacterial socks to medical imaging to electronic devices, the need to understand the environmental, health and safety risks of...
View ArticleNIST Researcher Wins Presidential Award for Green Innovation
NIST researcher Barbara Lippiatt (left) received the 2010 GreenGov Presidential Award for her work on a software tool that measures the environmental performance of building materials and biologically...
View ArticleJILA Unveils Improved Molecular Fingerprinting for Trace Gas Detection
Scientists at JILA and collaborators have demonstrated an improved laser-based 'molecular fingerprinting' technique that picks out traces of key hydrogen-containing and other molecules from a billion...
View ArticleEggs Show Arctic Mercury Cycling May Be Linked to Ice Cover
An international research team working with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) in Charleston, S.C., has suggested for the first...
View ArticleEnd of an Era: NIST to Cease Calibrating Mercury Thermometers
Beginning March 1, 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will no longer provide calibration services for mercury thermometers. The cessation of the mercury thermometer...
View ArticleThe Buzz on BEES: New Web App Simplifies Use of NISTs Economically Green...
A powerful scientific tool for selecting cost-effective and environmentally preferable building products is now available as a free, web-based application. Developed and maintained by the National...
View ArticleTravel Hazards: Two Studies Start to Map Pollutant Threats to Turtles
In a pair of studies one recently published online* and the other soon-to-be published** researchers at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML), a government-university collaboration in Charleston, S.C.,...
View ArticleThe Secret Behind NISTs New Gas Detector? Chirp Before Sniffing
Trace gas detection, the ability to detect a scant quantity of a particular moleculeamp-a whiff of formaldehyde or a hint of acetoneamp-in a vast sea of others, underlies many important applications,...
View ArticleMarine Lab Research Tracks Pollutants in Dolphins and Beluga Whales
Bottlenose dolphins* and beluga whales**, two marine species at or near the top of their respective food webs, accumulate more chemical pollutants in their bodies when they live and feed in waters...
View ArticleNew Software Tool Helps Evaluate Natural Cooling Options for Buildings
A new, free software tool from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) could prove to be a breath of fresh air for architects and designers of ventilation systems for 'green'...
View ArticleNIST Catch and Release Program Could Improve Nanoparticle Safety Assessment
Depending on whom you ask, nanoparticles are, potentially, either one of the most promising or the most perilous creations of science. These tiny objects can deliver drugs efficiently and enhance the...
View ArticleGreenhouse Gases: The Measurement Challenge
The continuing increase in the level of carbon dioxide and other 'greenhouse gases' in the Earths atmosphere has been identified as a cause for serious concern because it may radically accelerate...
View ArticleImproved Characterization of Nanoparticle Clusters for EHS and Biosensors...
The tendency of nanoparticles to clump together in solutionamp-'agglomeration'amp-is of great interest because the size of the clusters plays an important role in the behavior of the materials....
View ArticleNIST Provides Octagonal Window of Opportunity for Carbon Capture
Filtering carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from factory smokestacks is a necessary, but expensive part of many manufacturing processes. However, a collaborative research team from the National...
View ArticleNIST Releases Gulf of Mexico Crude Oil Reference Material
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new certified reference material to support the federal governmentamp's Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) in the wake...
View ArticleReport Details Efforts to Improve, Advance Indoor Microbial Sampling
Humans spend greater than 90 percent of their time indoors, but were never alone there. Bacteria and viruses, scientists estimate, make up half of the worlds biomassamp-some 10 nonillion (1 followed...
View ArticleNIST Launches New Website to Educate Industry About Alternatives to Mercury...
As part of a larger effort to reduce the amount of mercury, a potent neurotoxin, in the environment, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a new website to help...
View ArticlePollutants Could Pose Health Risks for Five Sea Turtle Species
Researchers at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) and four partner organizations have measured for the first time concentrations of 13 perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) in five different endangered...
View ArticleNew NIST Reference Material Could Aid Nanomaterial Toxicity Research
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new nanoscale reference material for use in a wide range of environmental, health and safety studies of industrial nanomaterials....
View Article
