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 NIST Trumps the Clumps: Making Biologic Drugs SaferJul 23, 2008 | pda version
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a technique to measure the formation of clumps of proteins in protein-based pharmaceuticals. This first systematic study clarifies ... |
 Slippery Customer: A Greener Antiwear Additive for Engine Oils(PhysOrg.com) -- Titanium, a protean element with applications from pigments to aerospace alloys, could get a new role as an environmentally friendly additive for automotive oil, thanks to work by materials ... |
 New Membrane Model May Unlock Secrets of Early-Stage Alzheimer'sResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and three collaborating institutions are using a new laboratory model of the membrane surrounding neurons in the brain to study how a protein ... |
 Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings(PhysOrg.com) -- Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and ... |
 How Secure Is Your Network? NIST Model Knows(PhysOrg.com) -- Data breaches are a recurring nightmare for IT managers responsible for securing not only their company’s confidential data, but possibly also sensitive information belonging to their clients, ... |
 Software Helps Developers Get Started with PIV CardsThe National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed two demonstration software packages that show how Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards can be used with Windows and Linux systems to perform ... |
 R&D 100 Award for new NIST/UMD neutron detectorA new ultrasensitive, high bandwidth neutron detector developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland (UMD) will receive one of this year's "R&D 100 Awards," ... |
 Toothpick: New molecular tag IDs bone and tooth mineralsJul 10, 2008 | pda version
Enlisting an army of plant viruses to their cause, materials researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have identified a small biomolecule that binds specifically to one of the key ... |
 NIST assists in solar stake-out to improve space weather forecastsThe sun is about to undergo unremitting scrutiny. About six times each minute of every hour for at least five years, a soon-to-be launched NASA satellite will measure the sun's quirky—and sometimes stormy—output ... |
Wake-up call: Draft security pub looks at cell phones, PDAsIn recent years cell phones and PDAs—"Personal Digital Assistants"—have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory, cameras, Global Positioning System receivers and the ability to record ... |
Improving Quantum Dot SynthesisMaterials researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a simplified, low-cost process for producing high-quality, water-soluble quantum dots for biomedical applications. By using a laboratory ... |
Hitachi Delivers New Power-Efficient Terabyte Hard DriveHitachi Global Storage has announced today the Deskstar 7K1000.B, the world’s most energy-efficient 7,200 RPM one terabyte (1TB) hard drive. |
NIST releases preview of much-anticipated online mathematics referenceThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a five-chapter preview of the much-anticipated online Digital Library of Mathematical Functions (DLMF). In development for over a decade, the DLMF is ... |
 Standards Set for Energy-Conserving LED LightingScientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with national standards organizations, have taken the lead in developing the first two standards for solid-state lighting ... |
‘Electron Trapping’ May Impact Future Microelectronics MeasurementsUsing an ultra-fast method of measuring how a transistor switches from the “off” to the “on” state, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently reported that they have uncovered an unusual ... |
