NIST Researchers Holding Steady in an Atomic-Scale Tug-of-War | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a new atomic-scale manipulation instrument that can delicately pull apart chains of atoms. The instrument,…
NIST/JQI Team ‘Gets the Edge’ on Photon Transport in Silicon | NIST
Researchers from NIST and JQI have developed a new method to study the quantum Hall effect using light particles (photons) instead of…
JQI Physicists Demonstrate Coveted ‘Spin-Orbit Coupling’ for the First Time in Ultracold Atomic Gases | NIST
Researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) have successfully demonstrated spin-orbit coupling in ultracold atomic gases for the first…
NIST Demonstrates Key Step in Use of Quantum Computers for Code-Breaking | NIST
NIST physicists have demonstrated a crucial step in using quantum computers to break current encryption codes. They used three beryllium ions…
NIST Physicist Wins APS Keithley Award | NIST
NIST Physicist Wins Prestigious Measurement Science Award Kent Irwin, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology…
NIST’s New Quantum Method Generates Really Random Numbers | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a new method for generating truly random numbers using quantum mechanics, which could significantly enhance…
NIST Proposes Voluntary Federal Standard for Key Escrow Encryption | NIST
In 1993, NIST proposed a voluntary federal standard for escrowed encryption to enhance telephone communication security while addressing law…
Powerful NIST Detectors on Hawaiian Telescope to Probe Origins of Stars, Planets and Galaxies | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a powerful new submillimeter camera called SCUBA-2, which will be…
NIST Sensor Could Improve One of Nano Research’s Most Useful Microscopes | NIST
NIST has developed a new sensor that could significantly improve the accuracy of atomic force microscopes (AFMs), one of the most important…