Five NIST Scientists Win Flemming Awards | NIST
Five NIST researchers have been recognized with prestigious 2009 Arthur S. Flemming Awards for their groundbreaking work in various fields.…
JILA Team Finds First Direct Evidence of ‘Spin Symmetry’ In Atoms | NIST
JILA physicists have made the first direct observation of spin symmetry in atoms, a key prediction of quantum physics. The team, led by Ana…
Spotlight: A Stability-Boosting Swap for Our Chip-Scale Clock | NIST
Title: NIST Develops More Stable Chip-Scale Atomic Clock Using Near-Infrared Laser Summary: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards…
JILA Team Finds New Parallel Between Cold Gases and ‘Hot’ Superconductors | NIST
Researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, have discovered another parallel between ultracold…
Computing with Single Atoms | NIST
NIST researchers are developing a new approach to create atomically precise transistors using single atoms on a silicon surface. The key…
Don’t Blink! NIST Studies Why Quantum Dots Suffer from ‘Fluorescence Intermittency’ | NIST
Researchers at NIST have discovered that quantum dots made of indium arsenide and gallium arsenide (InAs/GaAs) – previously thought to…
NIST’s Compact Atomic Gyroscope Displays New Twists | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a compact atomic gyroscope that can simultaneously measure rotation, rotation angle, and acceleration using…
NIST Device for Detecting Subatomic-Scale Motion Has Potential Robotics, Homeland Security Applications | NIST
Scientists at NIST have developed a new device that can measure the motion of super-tiny particles, such as gold nanoparticles, with…
Watch NIST’s ‘Atomic Television’ Live and in Color | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a quantum receiver using Rydberg atoms that can detect and display live color television and video games. The…