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enNIST Scientists Use DNA Origami on a Chip to Detect Biomolecules
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/10/nist-scientists-use-dna-origami-chip-detect-biomolecules
Using strands of DNA to create miniature hinges that pop open or shut when binding to specific molecules, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a chip-scale device that has the potential to measure
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1864531NIST Awards Up to $1.5 Million to Support Development of Regenerative Medicine Standards Curricula
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/10/nist-awards-15-million-support-development-regenerative-medicine-standards
The awardees will create training programs on the standards, protocols and measurements underpinning the field.
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1863636NIST Awards $15 Million to ASTM International to Establish Standardization Center of Excellence
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/10/nist-awards-15-million-astm-international-establish-standardization-center
The new center will support U.S. engagement in international standardization for critical and emerging technologies.
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1863631Now Live: Living Cells Can Be Seen With Infrared Light
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/09/now-live-living-cells-can-be-seen-infrared-light
NIST researchers use new method to measure biomolecules in live cells.
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1859616Spotlight: SURF Student Zainab Altamimi Spends Her Summer Researching the Capsules and Tablets in 3D Drug Printing
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/08/spotlight-surf-student-zainab-altamimi-spends-her-summer-researching
From antibiotics to insulin, there have been shortages of many lifesaving drugs in recent years, requiring doctors and patients to adapt treatment plans. But shortages could potentially be minimized in the future if your doctor’s office or pharmacy
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1856871NIST Participates in White House Summit on Standards for Critical and Emerging Technology
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/07/nist-participates-white-house-summit-standards-critical-and-emerging
A new Implementation Roadmap provides recommendations and actions for putting the U.S. standards strategy into effect.
Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1854756FORENSICS@NIST 2024
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2024/11/forensicsnist-2024
THE MAIN EVENT: NOVEMBER 18-20, 2024 Join us virtually on Monday November 18th - Wednesday November 20th, 2024 to learn how NIST scientists are using advanced methods in metrology, computer science and statistics to strengthen forensic science. Topic
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500Corrine Lloydhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1853801Environmental Measurement Workshop
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2024/09/environmental-measurement-workshop
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) works to advance measurement science and is organizing a workshop to learn more about current limitations in making measurements of the environment, including terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400Sabina Mohanhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1853731Research Finds Dolphins With Elevated Mercury Levels in Florida and Georgia
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/06/research-finds-dolphins-elevated-mercury-levels-florida-and-georgia
Scientists said their study could inform future research on mercury in humans living in the affected areas.
Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1851216With Some Bumps, NIST Scientists Devise a Novel Way to Extend the Wavelength Range of Microcombs
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/06/some-bumps-nist-scientists-devise-novel-way-extend-wavelength-range
Microcombs – chip-scale devices that generate and measure frequencies of light with exquisite accuracy – have transformed timekeeping and boosted optical communications. However, their operation is typically limited to a narrow range of near-infrared
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1848521Spotlight: For Bioinformaticist Sierra Miller, the Scientific Breakthrough Is Hidden in the Data
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/05/spotlight-bioinformaticist-sierra-miller-scientific-breakthrough-hidden
Sometimes, the scientific breakthrough isn’t an “aha” moment in a lab; it’s hidden in the data produced by the experiment.
Mon, 13 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1848461Spotlight: Shape-Shifting Probes Will Help Improve MRI Imaging
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/04/spotlight-shape-shifting-probes-will-help-improve-mri-imaging
Not all gems are the precious stone kind. In the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a type of microscopic magnetic probes called geometrically encoded magnetic sensors (GEMS) are capable of enhancing MRIs. However, these probes are still
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1846216Researchers develop a new type of frequency comb that promises to further boost the accuracy of time keeping
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/03/researchers-develop-new-type-frequency-comb-promises-further-boost-accuracy
Chip-based devices known as frequency combs, which measure the frequency of light waves with unparalleled precision, have revolutionized time keeping, the detection of planets outside of our solar system and high-speed optical communication. Now
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1842476NIST Researchers Use Cellphone Compass to Measure Tiny Concentrations of Compounds Important for Human Health
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/04/nist-researchers-use-cellphone-compass-measure-tiny-concentrations
Nearly every modern cellphone has a built-in compass, or magnetometer, that detects the direction of Earth’s magnetic field, providing critical information for navigation. Now a team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and
Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1840941NIST-Led Working Group Developing Standards for Organ-on-a-Chip Research
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/02/nist-led-working-group-developing-standards-organ-chip-research
When testing a new medicine, researchers must do more than assess how well that drug works. They also have to determine whether the medicine has some negative, unintended consequences. To do that now, scientists have a couple of choices in pre
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/18405362024 NIST Rapid Microbial Testing Methods Consortium Workshop
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2024/04/2024-nist-rapid-microbial-testing-methods-consortium-workshop
Quick Links Workshop Booklet Workshop Overview The NIST-led Rapid Microbial Testing Methods (RMTM) Consortium launched in 2020 to develop standards and measurement-based solutions to advance the use of RMTMs in advanced therapy products. NIST is
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400Jason Kraljhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1840026NIST, Nonprofit Research Consortium to Develop Safety Tools for Synthetic Biology to Defend Against Potential Misuse of AI
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/02/nist-nonprofit-research-consortium-develop-safety-tools-synthetic-biology
The cooperative agreement is the next step in NIST’s fulfillment of the White House Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence.
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1839356Heart-on-a-Chip: A Microfluidic Marvel Shaping the Future of Cardiovascular Research
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/02/heart-chip-microfluidic-marvel-shaping-future-cardiovascular-research
Researchers at NIST have developed bioelectronic devices capable of real-time measurements of cell behavior.
Tue, 06 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1838871Cells’ Electric Fields Keep Nanoparticles at Bay, Scientists Confirm
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/cells-electric-fields-keep-nanoparticles-bay-scientists-confirm
The surprisingly strong effect could have implications for drug design and delivery.
Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1836976NIST’s Ultra-small, Shape-shifting GEMS Offer an Easier and Cheaper way to improve MRI Imaging
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/12/nists-ultra-small-shape-shifting-gems-offer-easier-and-cheaper-way-improve
Microscopic magnetic probes that change shape in response to their environment may greatly enhance magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, producing the probes, which are still experimental and have not yet been used in humans, has required access
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1833136NIST Develops Human Urine Standard for More Accurate Diagnosis of Kidney Disease
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/12/nist-develops-human-urine-standard-more-accurate-diagnosis-kidney-disease
The standard will improve clinical measurements and support decisions for diagnosing kidney disease.
Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1832661New NIST Method Can Better Identify Sneaky Sugars on Viruses’ Spiky Weapons
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/09/new-nist-method-can-better-identify-sneaky-sugars-viruses-spiky-weapons
A better picture of the sugars can increase our understanding of how humans get infected by the virus behind COVID-19 and other pathogens.
Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1826506NIST Researchers Develop a Breakthrough COVID-19 Detection Technology
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/10/nist-researchers-develop-breakthrough-covid-19-detection-technology
“Only connect” is the most famous line in the British novelist E. M. Forster’s writings. Forster was urging the readers of his book Howard’s End to make personal progress by linking their rational side to their emotional side, but “only connect” has
Mon, 02 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000Christopher Huntonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1823951NIST’s Shrimp and Salmon Reference Materials Could Help Combat Seafood Fraud
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/09/nists-shrimp-and-salmon-reference-materials-could-help-combat-seafood-fraud
Seafood fraud can happen when fish is incorrectly labeled for consumers as a more expensive variety.
Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1823616NIST Seeks Input on Implementation of National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/09/nist-seeks-input-implementation-national-standards-strategy-critical-and
The strategy promotes technologically sound standards that help American industry compete internationally on a level playing field.
Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1823526NIST-FDA Workshops on Measurements and Standards for Advanced Therapy
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/11/nist-fda-workshops-measurements-and-standards-advanced-therapy
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW Regenerative medicine , including cell and gene therapy, provides an unprecedented potential to treat or cure previously intractable diseases, such as cancer and rare genetic diseases. Advances in manufacturing technologies
Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0400Shaswat Koiralahttps://www.nist.gov/node/1823521Researchers Fully Sequence the Y Chromosome for the First Time
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/08/researchers-fully-sequence-y-chromosome-first-time
What was once the final frontier of the human genome — the Y chromosome — has just been mapped out in its entirety.
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1822101NIST Food Waste Reduction and Recovery Workshop
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/nist-food-waste-reduction-and-recovery-workshop
NIST’s Circular Economy Program is supporting the nation’s transition from a linear economic model to a cyclical one, where the materials we mine/farm/extract from the environment remain in the economy as long as feasibly possible and are not
Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500Pauline Truonghttps://www.nist.gov/node/1820281Lessons from an Experimental Brain Phantom
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/07/lessons-experimental-brain-phantom
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and colleagues have developed a novel, anatomically accurate reference model of the human brain, entirely made from soft organic materials, for use in magnetic resonance imaging
Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1816451NIST Develops New Nondestructive Method for Assessing Bioengineered Artificial Tissues
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/05/nist-develops-new-nondestructive-method-assessing-bioengineered-artificial
Real-time technique noninvasively counts the number of live cells in a 3D artificial scaffold.
Fri, 05 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1742551NIST’s SBIR Program Could be for You
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/04/nists-sbir-program-could-be-you
Fascination with technological innovation is built into America’s DNA. Today’s legions of U.S. scientific and engineering researchers are directly connected to the independent mechanics, artisans, and tinkerers of colonial and pre-industrial times
Wed, 26 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000Christopher Huntonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1741436JILA’s Frequency Comb Breathalyzer Detects COVID-19 With Excellent Accuracy
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/04/jilas-frequency-comb-breathalyzer-detects-covid-19-excellent-accuracy
JILA researchers have upgraded a breathalyzer based on Nobel Prize-winning frequency-comb technology and combined it with machine learning to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection in 170 volunteer subjects with excellent accuracy. Their achievement represents
Thu, 06 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000Ben P. Steinhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1738836Workshop on Standards for Microphysiological Systems/Organ-Tissue on a Chip 2023
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/04/workshop-standards-microphysiological-systemsorgan-tissue-chip-2023
The Organ/Tissue on a Chip Engineering Standards Working Group will hold their first In-Person Workshop on April 27 & 28, 2023. The 2-day event will be held at the Michigan State University Campus in East Lansing, MI. We encourage all stakeholders
Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1736176NIST-Hosted Workshop on Collaborative Efforts to Enable Adoption of Rapid Microbial Testing Methods for Advanced Therapy Products
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/04/nist-hosted-workshop-collaborative-efforts-enable-adoption-rapid
Quick Links Agenda Workshop Booklet Workshop Goal Identify opportunities for leveraging and coordinating ongoing and future efforts on rapid microbial testing methods (RMTMs) to accelerate the validation and adoption of RMTMs in advanced therapy
Tue, 25 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0400Shaswat Koiralahttps://www.nist.gov/node/1734316NIST Director Laurie Locascio Elected to National Academy of Engineering
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/02/nist-director-laurie-locascio-elected-national-academy-engineering
The recognition is one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.
Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1732781New DNA Biosensor Could Unlock Powerful, Low-Cost Clinical Diagnostics
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/01/new-dna-biosensor-could-unlock-powerful-low-cost-clinical-diagnostics
The biosensor, developed by researchers at NIST, Brown University and the French research institute CEA-Leti, identifies biomarkers by measuring how binding occurs between DNA strands and the device.
Tue, 24 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1731221BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, A NEW SHOWCASE OF NIST INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IS COMING SOON
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/01/back-popular-demand-new-showcase-nist-innovative-technologies-coming-soon
Just three months ago, NIST’s Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) hosted a virtual program that brought together scientific and technological business community members with several innovative NIST scientists. The purpose was to highlight and
Tue, 24 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000Robin Bunchhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1731121Algae Toxin Identification Unravels Fish-Kill Mystery
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2007/01/algae-toxin-identification-unravels-fish-kill-mystery
A team of researchers from the Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charleston, S.C., has uncovered a subtle chemical pathway by which normally inoffensive algae, Pfiesteria piscicida, can suddenly start producing a lethal toxin. The discovery, reported
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:00:00 +0000Robin Materesehttps://www.nist.gov/node/1730031NIST Develops Yeast Material for Training First Responders on Biothreats
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/01/nist-develops-yeast-material-training-first-responders-biothreats
Researchers based the material on baker’s yeast because it is harmless and a living biological material.
Wed, 04 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1726711NIST Finds a Sweet New Way to Print Microchip Patterns on Curvy Surfaces
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/11/nist-finds-sweet-new-way-print-microchip-patterns-curvy-surfaces
An accidental discovery at NIST could improve the reach of microprinting using candy. Pretty sweet!
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1725886