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National Institute of Standards and Technology Gears Up to Celebrate Centennial | NIST
February 3, 2025
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2001. Founded in 1901

‘Magic Zero’ Technique Reduces Atomic Clock Uncertainty | NIST
February 3, 2025
Scientists from NIST and the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) have developed a new technique called “Magic Zero” that

NIST Seeking Input on Updates to NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST is seeking public input to update the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework by January 13, 2020. The framework,

Lightweight Cryptography (LWC) Standardization: Round 2 Candidates Announced | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST has announced the 32 candidates advancing to the second round of its lightweight cryptography (LWC) standardization process.

NIST Physicist Receives APS I.I. Rabi Prize | NIST
February 3, 2025
Title: NIST Physicist Wins Prestigious APS I.I. Rabi Prize Summary: The American Physical Society (APS) has selected Dr.

Clever NIST/JPL Technology Decodes More Information from Single Photons | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers from NIST and JPL have developed a new detector array that can extract more information from single

NIST/JILA ‘Dark Pulse Laser’ Produces Bursts of … Almost Nothing | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST and JILA have developed a new type of pulsed laser that generates “dark pulses” –

Tiny, Atom-based Detector Senses Weak Magnetic Fields | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed a tiny, low-power magnetic sensor about the size of a grain of rice

Truly Random Numbers — But Not by Chance | NIST
February 3, 2025
The article discusses NIST’s efforts to develop a truly random number generator using quantum mechanics, which could revolutionize