National Institute of Standards and Technology Gears Up to Celebrate Centennial | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2001. Founded in 1901 as the National Bureau…
FIPS 201-3 Approved and Published: NIST Revises Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors | NIST
Title: NIST Publishes Updated FIPS 201-3 for Federal Employee and Contractor ID Verification NIST has officially approved and published FIPS…
NIST Opens $20 Million Grant Competition to Support New Scientific Research Facilities | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a new $20 million grant competition to support the construction of new…
Latest Values of Fundamental Constants Published | NIST
NIST scientists have published the latest values for fundamental constants of nature in the journal Reviews of Modern Physics. These values…
Probing surface structure: Three pioneering PML instruments on display | NIST
Three pioneering instruments developed by NIST’s Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) are now on display at the agency’s Advanced…
Seeing Light’s Effect on Atoms — Within Picoseconds | NIST
NIST scientists have developed a new tabletop system that can capture ultrafast x-ray images of atoms and molecules with unprecedented time…
NIST Demonstrates Sustained Quantum Processing in Step Toward Building Quantum Computers | NIST
NIST researchers have made significant progress in developing a practical quantum computer using electrically charged atoms (ions) as quantum…
Spotlight: On the Hunt for Dark Matter With Quantum Squeezing | NIST
Title: NIST Quantum Squeezing Technique Boosts Dark Matter Search NIST researchers have developed a quantum squeezing technique that…
Quantum Thermometer or Optical Refrigerator? | NIST
1. Quantum Thermometer/Optical Refrigerator – Researchers at NIST and University of Maryland developed a quantum thermometer using…