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NIST’s Second ‘Quantum Logic Clock’ 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, making it the world’s most

The Shape of Things to Come: NIST Probes the Promise of Nanomanufacturing Using DNA Origami | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have explored the potential of DNA origami for nanomanufacturing, creating three different DNA origami templates to

NIST Featured in Media’s Top Science Stories of 2015 | NIST
February 3, 2025
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was featured in several media outlets’ top science stories of

Beyond Six Nines: Ultra-enriched Silicon Paves the Road to Quantum Computing | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have developed the most highly enriched silicon-28 (28Si) material, surpassing their own goals of reaching “six

A Bubbly New Way to Detect the Magnetic Fields of Nanometer-Scale Particles | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed a new method to measure the magnetic properties of nanoparticles using magnetic bubbles.

NIST, UC Davis Scientists Float New Approach to Creating Computer Memory | NIST
February 3, 2025
Scientists from NIST and UC Davis have developed a new method to create magnetic skyrmions at room temperature,

NIST Physicists ‘Entangle’ Microscopic Drum’s Beat with Electrical Signals | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST physicists have successfully entangled a microscopic mechanical drum with electrical signals, demonstrating quantum behavior in the macroscopic

NIST Quantum Probe Enhances Electric Field Measurements | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST and the University of Michigan have developed a new quantum-based electric field measurement technique that

Two New Honors for NIST Physicists | NIST
February 3, 2025
Two NIST Physicists Honored for Quantum Research Achievements Two prominent physicists affiliated with the National Institute of Standards