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NIST Kick-Starts ‘Threshold Cryptography’ Development Effort | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST Launches Threshold Cryptography Development Effort The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has initiated a new

New Quantum Dot Technique Combines Best of Optical and Electron Microscopy | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed a new microscopy technique that combines the strengths of optical and electron microscopy.

NIST Physicist James Bergquist Elected to National Academy of Sciences | NIST
February 3, 2025
James C. Bergquist, a physicist at NIST, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a prestigious

Historic Vote Ties Kilogram and Other Units to Natural Constants | NIST
February 3, 2025
The 26th General Conference of Weights and Measures voted to redefine four SI base units – kilogram, ampere,

“Dressed” Rubidium Atoms May Reveal Clues for Exotic Computing | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST and the University of Maryland have developed a method to “dress” neutral rubidium atoms with

Hark! Group Demonstrates First Heralded Single Photon Source Made from Silicon | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers from NIST, UC San Diego, and Politecnico di Milano have developed the first heralded single photon source

NIST Awards $24 Million in Grants For New Research Facilities Dedicated to Quantum Measurement, Marine Ecology | NIST
February 3, 2025
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $24 million in grants to three universities for

NIST Develops Powerful Method of Suppressing Errors in Many Types of Quantum Computers | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have developed a powerful method to suppress errors in quantum computers using an array of 1,000

NIST’s Second ‘Quantum Logic Clock’ Based on Aluminum Ion is Now World’s Most Precise Clock | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST has developed a second-generation “quantum logic clock” using a single aluminum atom, which is now the world’s