NIST-F1 Cesium Fountain Clock | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has introduced a new atomic clock called NIST-F1, which is one of the most accurate…
Seventy-One Staff Members Earn Departmental Bronze and Other NIST Awards | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) honored 71 staff members with awards during a ceremony in December 2008, recognizing…
A new small-scale measurement invention ready for licensing | NIST
NIST has developed a new small-scale measurement technology called the Photonic Calorimeter, which is now available for licensing. This…
‘Tunable’ Network Features Coordinated Frequency Combs | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a tunable, super stable fiber-optic network that can synchronize light waves from different sources across a…
NIST’s Light-Sensing Camera May Help Detect Extraterrestrial Life, Dark Matter | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a high-performance camera using superconducting nanowire sensors that can detect single photons. The camera,…
NIST Physicists ‘Flash-freeze’ Crystal of 150 Ions | NIST
NIST physicists have successfully “flash-frozen” a flat crystal of 150 beryllium ions, a significant advancement in quantum…
NIST’s Joint Institute for Metrology in Biology Moves to SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | NIST
The Joint Institute for Metrology in Biology (JIMB), a collaboration between NIST and Stanford University, has relocated to SLAC National…
NIST Achieves Record-Low Error Rate for Quantum Information Processing with One Qubit | NIST
NIST physicists have achieved a record-low error rate of 1 in 50,000 for single-qubit logic operations in quantum information processing. This…
NIST System Sets Speed Record For Generation of Quantum Keys for ‘Unbreakable’ Encryption | NIST
NIST has developed a quantum key distribution (QKD) system that generates encryption keys at a record-breaking rate of 1 million bits per…