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A team including scientists at NIST may have found a new way of dealing with noise at the microscopic scales where quantum physics reigns.

Investigators share likely failure scenarios, advance indicators of building’s distress.

The NIST reference material, called NISTCHO, will help the biopharmaceutical industry develop new drugs more quickly and ensure that they are safe and effective.

Many types of air cleaners can generate small amounts of air pollution. Until now, there was no standard way to measure these negative by-products.

The catalog revision is part of NIST’s response to a recent executive order on strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity.

The technology, which may someday be as portable as a smartphone, promises faster and more accurate measurements of radiation exposure, potentially saving lives in critical situations.

The new method will be useful in various fields, including nanomedicine, food science, environmental science and advanced manufacturing.

The winning projects were competitively selected following a call for innovative proposals that address technical needs related to NIST’s research areas.

Face morphing software, which combines photos of different people into a single image, is being used to commit identity fraud.

Four related algorithms are now ready for use to protect data created and transmitted by the Internet of Things and other electronics.

The public meetings will include updates on NIST’s investigations into the impacts of Hurricane Maria and the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South.

Impurities in these drugs can cause undesirable immune responses in patients and can significantly drive up costs for drug manufacturers.

NIST is soliciting comments from the public on the draft until Sept. 12, and the agency is planning a virtual event to showcase the project and gather feedback on Aug. 27.

Currently there are no reliable roadside tests to determine when a person consumed cannabis or how intoxicated they are as a result.

The award recognizes Maranghides for 25 years of work investigating devastating wildfires in the United States and creating actionable guidelines on how to save lives and property.

NIST and collaborating institutions have released extensive data about the genome of pancreatic cancer cells.

This new result contributes to the international effort to define the second with a much greater level of accuracy than before, enabling new scientific and technological advances.

As NIST’s National Construction Safety Team nears the end of its investigation, it has released a video update that highlights significant milestones and preliminary findings.

This development could support improved cancer treatments, nuclear fuel reprocessing for advanced reactors and other fields.

Scientists develop new impact-resistant material based on the exoskeleton of the mantis shrimp.