Close-up of a superconducting sensor board containing multiple transition edge sensors (top row of squares), which detect energy released by individual radioactive decay events.Credit: M. Carlson/NIST Researchers at the National…
Protein-based biotherapeutics are drugs made with genetically engineered proteins. These large protein molecules can stick together during the drug manufacturing process to form particles. A team of NIST researchers, including…
Credit: Victor Moussa/Shutterstock Cannabis has gained increased use in the United States, outpacing alcohol as Americans’ daily recreational drug of choice. Nearly 20 percent of cannabis users have admitted to…
NASA’s ER-2 taking off with the air-LUSI moonlight collection equipment on board.Credit: NASA photo/Ken Ulbrich Weather forecasting, mineral prospecting and farming all could improve from a trove of data the…
Actinium-225 and some other radioactive elements that emit alpha rays can be transformed into cancer-fighting missiles if they are attached to molecules that seek out and attach to tumor cells.…
