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New NIST Screening Method Identifies 1,200 Candidate Refrigerants to Combat Global Warming
Release Date: 09/18/2012 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new computational method for identifying candidate … more
New NIST Reference Material Could Aid Nanomaterial Toxicity Research
Release Date: 09/05/2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new nanoscale reference material for use in a wide range of environmental, … more
Pollutants Could Pose Health Risks for Five Sea Turtle Species
Release Date: 06/27/2012 Researchers at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) and four partner organizations have measured for the first time concentrations of 13 … more
NIST Launches New Website to Educate Industry About Alternatives to Mercury Thermometers
Release Date: 06/12/2012 As part of a larger effort to reduce the amount of mercury, a potent neurotoxin, in the environment, the National Institute of Standards and … more
Report Details Efforts to Improve, Advance Indoor Microbial Sampling
Release Date: 05/29/2012 Humans spend greater than 90 percent of their time indoors, but we're never alone there. Bacteria and viruses, scientists estimate, make up … more
NIST Releases Gulf of Mexico Crude Oil Reference Material
Release Date: 03/06/2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new certified reference material to support the federal … more
NIST Provides Octagonal Window of Opportunity for Carbon Capture
Release Date: 02/07/2012 Filtering carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from factory smokestacks is a necessary, but expensive part of many manufacturing processes. However, … more
Improved Characterization of Nanoparticle Clusters for EHS and Biosensors Research
Release Date: 10/25/2011 The tendency of nanoparticles to clump together in solution—"agglomeration"—is of great interest because the size of … more
Greenhouse Gases: The Measurement Challenge
Release Date: 08/16/2011 The continuing increase in the level of carbon dioxide and other "greenhouse gases" in the Earth's atmosphere has been identified as … more
NIST 'Catch and Release' Program Could Improve Nanoparticle Safety Assessment
Release Date: 06/07/2011 Depending on whom you ask, nanoparticles are, potentially, either one of the most promising or the most perilous creations of science. These tiny … more
New Software Tool Helps Evaluate Natural Cooling Options for Buildings
Release Date: 05/24/2011 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 … more
Marine Lab Research Tracks Pollutants in Dolphins and Beluga Whales
Release Date: 05/10/2011 Bottlenose dolphins* and beluga whales**, two marine species at or near the top of their respective food webs, accumulate more chemical pollutants … more
The Secret Behind NIST's New Gas Detector? Chirp Before Sniffing
Release Date: 05/10/2011 Trace gas detection, the ability to detect a scant quantity of a particular molecule—a whiff of formaldehyde or a hint of … more
Travel Hazards: Two Studies Start to Map Pollutant Threats to Turtles
Release Date: 04/26/2011 In a pair of studies—one recently published online* and the other soon-to-be published**— researchers at the Hollings Marine … more
The Buzz on BEES: New Web App Simplifies Use of NIST's Economically Green Building Products Tool
Release Date: 03/01/2011 A powerful scientific tool for selecting cost-effective and environmentally preferable building products is now available as a free, web-based … more |
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