Stunt Doubles: Ultracold Atoms Could Replicate the Electron ‘Jitterbug’ | NIST
Researchers at NIST have proposed an experiment using ultracold atoms to replicate the “jitterbug” motion of electrons predicted…
Draft Call for Multi-Party Threshold Schemes: NIST IR 8214C ipd Available for Public Comment | NIST
NIST has released an initial public draft of their First Call for Multi-Party Threshold Schemes, seeking public comments on the document. The…
Researchers Probe the Properties of Novel “Topological Insulators” | NIST
Researchers from NIST, the University of Maryland, and Seoul National University have developed a new method to control the energy levels at…
From Supernova to Smoke Ring: Recent Experiments Underscore Weirdness of the Bose-Einstein Condensate | NIST
Researchers at NIST and the University of Colorado have observed two fascinating phenomena in Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs), a state of…
Noisy Pictures Tell a Story of ‘Entangled’ Atoms, JILA Physicists Find | NIST
Researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado, have discovered that patterns of noise in images of ultracold…
NIST Awards Nearly $3.9 Million for 2017 Small Business Innovation Research Program | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded nearly $3.9 million in grants to 21 small businesses through its Small…
Certification and Accreditation Process for Federal Information Systems Transformed | NIST
NIST has released a revised draft of its Special Publication 800-37, focusing on transforming the federal government’s information…
Another Leap Second is at Hand | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will add an extra second to the clocks on June 30, 1997 to keep them synchronized…
‘Quantum Radio’ May Aid Communications and Mapping Indoors, Underground and Underwater | NIST
Researchers at NIST have demonstrated a new quantum-based communication method using low-frequency magnetic radio signals that could enable…