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Stacking the Deck: Single Photons Observed at Seemingly Faster-than-Light Speeds | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) have made a groundbreaking discovery in quantum physics by observing photons

A Primary Voltage Standard for the Whole World | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed a programmable quantum voltage standard using Josephson junctions that can provide a voltage

JILA Extends Laser ‘Combing’ Method to Identify Large, Complex Molecules | NIST
February 3, 2025
JILA, a partnership between NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, has developed an advanced laser combing technique

It’s Electrifying: JILA Scientists Use Electric Fields to Control Chemical Reactions of Ultracold Molecules | NIST
February 3, 2025
Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado, have discovered a new way

EEEL develops all-fiber photon pair Source with Record Low Noise and High Brightness | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at EEEL have developed an all-fiber photon-pair source with the highest coincidence-to-accidental ratio (CAR) ever reported in

Researchers Demonstrate and Explain Surface Conduction in a Topological Insulator | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at the University of Maryland and NIST have demonstrated surface-only charge conduction in a topological insulator, a

Recommendation for Cryptographic Key Generation: Draft NIST SP 800-133 Rev. 1 Available for Comment | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST has released a draft revision of their cryptographic key generation guidelines, SP 800-133 Rev. 1, for public

NIST Team Shows Atoms Can Receive Common Communications Signals | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed a new type of sensor that uses cesium atoms to receive common communications

Mercury Atomic Clock Keeps Time with Record Accuracy | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have developed a mercury atomic clock that is at least five times more precise than the