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NIST Posts 51 Entries for New Hash Algorithm Competition | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST has selected 51 candidates for a new cryptographic hash algorithm competition, with the goal of selecting a

Shedding Light on Dark Matter with SQUIDs | NIST
February 3, 2025
Title: NIST’s SQUIDs Enable Dark Matter Search in Seattle NIST has provided ultra-sensitive SQUID sensors to the Axion

Supported by Granite, New SURF Beamline Is Real Heavyweight | NIST
February 3, 2025
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has upgraded its Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility (SURF III) to

What Laser Color Do You Like? | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST and the University of Maryland have developed a microchip technology that can convert near-infrared laser

DNA and Quantum Dots: All That Glitters is Not Gold | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed a new method to precisely control the behavior of quantum dots using DNA

NIST Physicists ‘Entangle’ Two Atoms Using Microwaves for the First Time | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST physicists have successfully entangled two separated ions using microwaves for the first time, a breakthrough that could

NIST Tightens the Bounds on the Quantum Information ‘Speed Limit’ | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have discovered that quantum information transfer in quantum computers is limited by a power law relationship,

Accelerating Ideas Toward Commercialization | NIST
February 3, 2025
The Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) at NIST aims to commercialize federally funded research and development by accelerating the

NIST Now Accepting Lightweight Cryptographic Algorithm Nominations | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST is currently accepting nominations for lightweight cryptographic algorithms that can be used in constrained environments where traditional