National Institute of Standards and Technology, Author Profile

A Solution to a Hairy Problem in Forensic Science

November 7, 2019

Until now, protocols for dissolving hair keratins required roughly 10 milligrams of hair, or about 100 5-centimeter strands&m...

Can a High-Tech Sniffer Help Keep Us Safe?

September 11, 2019

A new way to inspect cargo at ports of entry

NIST Physicists Create Record-Setting Quantum Motion

July 23, 2019

Researchers have developed a method for making an ion display exact quantities of quantum-level motion

New NIST Reference Material Aims to Improve Food Safety in Corn Products

June 21, 2019

New product can be used by lab scientists who need a reliable way to measure corn for poisonous compounds that are produced b...

A Bubbly New Way to Detect the Magnetic Fields of Nanometer-Scale Particles

June 11, 2019

Method is fast, economical, and does not require special conditions

Gas vs. Electric? Fuel Choice Affects Efforts to Achieve Low-Energy and Low-Impact Homes

May 24, 2019

The work provides a research method that others can use to perform their own analysis on which technology is more favorable f...

How Microscopic Machines Can Fail in the Blink of an Eye

December 3, 2018

How long can tiny gears and other microscopic moving parts last before they wear out?

A New Way to Measure Nearly Nothing

October 22, 2018

NIST prototype design uses ultracold trapped atoms to measure pressure

New Protocol for Measuring Background Levels of Drugs in Crime Labs

September 26, 2018

If chemists want to detect small amounts of drugs like fentanyl, they may need to keep an eye on background levels

NIST Details Steps to Keep Buildings Functioning after Natural Hazards

August 22, 2018

After an earthquake, hurricane, tornado, or other natural hazard, it's considered a win if no one gets hurt and buildings sta...

New Cell Lines Produce NIST Monoclonal Antibody for Improved Biologic Drugs

August 1, 2018

Monoclonal antibodies are proteins manufactured in the laboratory that can target specific disease cells, viruses, and other ...

Data-Sharing Website May Speed the Response to New Illegal Drugs

July 6, 2018

The "NPS Data Hub" will help forensic chemists identify new types of fentanyl and other narcotics more quickly

Taking CRISPR from Clipping Scissors to Word Processor

May 8, 2018

New platform transforms gene editor into precision tool

NIST Urges Caution in Use of Courtroom Evidence Presentation Method

April 16, 2018

Courtroom use of 'Likelihood Ratio' not consistently supported by scientific reasoning approach, say NIST experts

How Good a Match Is It? Putting Statistics into Forensic Firearm Identification

February 9, 2018

Researchers have developed a statistical approach for ballistic comparisons that may enable numerical testimony