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NIST Publishes SP 800-108 Revision 1, Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST has published an updated version of their key derivation standard, SP 800-108 Revision 1. This standard specifies

Manipulating Multiple Lasers on a Single Chip: Paving the Way for a New Generation of Quantum Devices | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed a new chip-scale technology that can manipulate multiple laser beams simultaneously on a

No Liquid Helium, But Still Extremely Cool | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST scientists have developed a compact, low-power cooling system for superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) that eliminates the

Photons by the Numbers | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers are developing a new method to generate and count specific numbers of photons with high accuracy,

Three NIST Researchers Win 2008 PECASE Honors | NIST
February 3, 2025
Three NIST scientists win prestigious PECASE awards Three researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Fundamental Constants: The Latest . . . and the Last? | NIST
February 3, 2025
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the 2014 recommended values of fundamental physical constants,

Piece of Cake: Arrays of Long Nanotubes May Help Measure Terahertz Laser Power | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays (VANTAs) that can accurately measure absolute output power

Microwave Synthesis Connects With the (Quantum) Dots | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed a new, simplified process for creating high-quality, water-soluble quantum dots using a microwave

NIST Awards Funding to Small Businesses to Advance Technologies for COVID Response, Manufacturing, Medical Diagnostics and More | NIST
February 3, 2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded over $7 million to