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NIST Achieves Record-Low Error Rate for Quantum Information Processing with One Qubit | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST physicists have achieved a record-low error rate of 1 in 50,000 for single-qubit logic operations in quantum

NIST’s Joint Institute for Metrology in Biology Moves to SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | NIST
February 3, 2025
The Joint Institute for Metrology in Biology (JIMB), a collaboration between NIST and Stanford University, has relocated to

NIST Physicists ‘Flash-freeze’ Crystal of 150 Ions | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST physicists have successfully “flash-frozen” a flat crystal of 150 beryllium ions, a significant advancement in quantum technology.

NIST’s Light-Sensing Camera May Help Detect Extraterrestrial Life, Dark Matter | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have developed a high-performance camera using superconducting nanowire sensors that can detect single photons. The camera,

‘Tunable’ Network Features Coordinated Frequency Combs | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have developed a tunable, super stable fiber-optic network that can synchronize light waves from different sources

A new small-scale measurement invention ready for licensing | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST has developed a new small-scale measurement technology called the Photonic Calorimeter, which is now available for licensing.

Seventy-One Staff Members Earn Departmental Bronze and Other NIST Awards | NIST
February 3, 2025
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) honored 71 staff members with awards during a ceremony in

NIST-F1 Cesium Fountain Clock | NIST
February 3, 2025
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has introduced a new atomic clock called NIST-F1, which is

Taking the Stress Out of Magnetic Field Detection | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed a new type of magnetic material that significantly improves the sensitivity of magnetic