Month: August 2021

The Prize’s Legacy: Dave Wineland | NIST

The article discusses the legacy of physicist Dave Wineland and his groundbreaking work at NIST, particularly in developing ultraprecise…

The Nobel Moment: Eric Cornell | NIST

In 1995, Eric Cornell and Carl Wieman at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder…

The Nobel Moment: Jan Hall | NIST

The article discusses the development of the optical frequency comb, a revolutionary tool in laser technology that has enabled precise…

Context of a Discovery: Jan Hall | NIST

The article traces the discovery and development of lasers, focusing on the work of Jan Hall at NIST in the early 1960s. Hall built on…

The Prize’s Legacy: Bill Phillips | NIST

The article discusses the legacy of Bill Phillips, a physicist who shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on laser trapping and…

The Prize’s Legacy: Jan Hall | NIST

The optical frequency comb, invented by Jan Hall and his team at JILA, has revolutionized precision measurement and atomic clocks. The comb…

Jan Hall | NIST

Jan Hall, a scientist at NIST, revolutionized precision measurements with his work on optical frequency combs. These combs act as rulers for…

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