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Physics & Astronomy

NASA Grant Will Enable Novel Ice-Mapping Radar

The research will create a technological first – a small, lightweight, low-cost phased-array radar that uses silicon-germanium (SiGe) chips in tandem with…

Architecture & Construction

NIST Launches New Competition for Research Facility Construction Grants

The NIST grants will fund new or expanded facilities for scientific research in fields related to measurement science, oceanography, atmospheric research or…

Information Technology

First Test Labs for Next-Generation Internet Protocol (IPv6) Are Accredited

The current Internet Protocol (IPv4) provides the basic communication service that inter-connects the global set of networks that comprise the Internet….

Physics & Astronomy

NIST, NASA Launch Joint Effort to Improve Climate Data

The Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory (CLARREO) Mission includes a fleet of satellites tentatively scheduled for launch later this decade…

Communications Media

Call Forwarding: New NIST Procedure Could Speed Cell Phone Testing

As described in a forthcoming paper,* NIST researchers conducted tests in downtown Denver, Colo., to measure precisely the clustering of signal reflections…

Life & Chemistry

Mouse Work: New Insights on a Fundamental DNA Repair Mechanism

Since it first was identified about eight years ago, NEIL3 has been believed to be a basic DNA-maintenance enzyme of a type called a glycosylase. These…

Studies and Analyses

Chronic Adolescent Nicotine Use Leads to Increased Susceptibility to Alcohol Withdrawal in Adulthood

Baylor University researchers have found that the chronic exposure to nicotine during adolescence in animal models caused a nicotine-induced change in brain…

Machine Engineering

Expanded range of position switches

Designed with a high IP66/67 degree of protection, they are particularly suitable for operation in harsh industrial environments. The 31 mm narrow enclosure in…

Technology Offerings

Cold Plasma: Efficient Treatment of Bulk Materials in Industry

Treatment of bulk materials by cold plasma on industrial lines with high flow-rates. The cold plasma will reduce the surface tension of the chips and cleaning…

Technology Offerings

Enhanced Optical Detector Head for NIR Spectrometry

An optical detector head for spectrometric measurements of NIR-remission spectra was modified to minimize direct reflexion of optical elements, which in…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Innovation in Traditional Food: Balancing Tradition and Change

“Producers of traditional foodstuffs (local, regional and national products that make up traditional cuisine) face problems when it comes to incorporating…

Life & Chemistry

Small Molecule Adjuvants: Impact on Vaccine Efficacy

The adjuvants present in vaccines have a bad reputation. For most people, they are only unnecessary compounds within a medicinal product. This is a…

Studies and Analyses

Good Mood May Decrease Trust, New Study Reveals

But a new study suggests that, in some instances, people may actually be less trusting of others when they are in a pleasant mood.“A person’s mood may…

Studies and Analyses

Freezing breast tumors helps stop cancer’s spread in mice, U-M study finds

Clinical trial open now to evaluate this technique in patientsFreezing a cancer kills it in its place, and also appears to generate an immune response that…

Environmental Conservation

Mercurial Tuna: Uncovering Mercury Sources in Ocean Fish

A new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology uses chemical signatures of nitrogen, carbon and mercury to get at the question. The…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Discovering Hidden Ecosystem Services in Diverse Agriculture

The researchers show that ecosystems that maximize agriculture offer fewer hidden ecosystems services than more diverse agricultural landscapes. Ciara…

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