42 Employees Earn DOC Awards | NIST
The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded 42 NIST employees with Gold and Silver Medal Awards for their outstanding contributions to…
Quantum Computers Will Be Able to Simulate Particle Collisions | NIST
Researchers at NIST and Caltech have developed a quantum algorithm that could revolutionize the way particle collisions are studied. The…
NIST’s Quantum Logic Clock Returns to Top Performance | NIST
NIST’s Quantum Logic Clock Returns to Top Performance NIST physicists have upgraded their quantum logic clock, an experimental atomic…
Mercury Atomic Clock Keeps Time with Record Accuracy | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a mercury atomic clock that is at least five times more precise than the current national standard clock based…
NIST Team Shows Atoms Can Receive Common Communications Signals | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a new type of sensor that uses cesium atoms to receive common communications signals. The atom-based…
Recommendation for Cryptographic Key Generation: Draft NIST SP 800-133 Rev. 1 Available for Comment | NIST
NIST has released a draft revision of their cryptographic key generation guidelines, SP 800-133 Rev. 1, for public comment. The revision adds…
Researchers Demonstrate and Explain Surface Conduction in a Topological Insulator | NIST
Researchers at the University of Maryland and NIST have demonstrated surface-only charge conduction in a topological insulator, a material…
EEEL develops all-fiber photon pair Source with Record Low Noise and High Brightness | NIST
Researchers at EEEL have developed an all-fiber photon-pair source with the highest coincidence-to-accidental ratio (CAR) ever reported in the…
It’s Electrifying: JILA Scientists Use Electric Fields to Control Chemical Reactions of Ultracold Molecules | NIST
Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado, have discovered a new way to control chemical reactions in…