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New Measurement Will Help Redefine International Unit of Mass | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have made their most precise measurement yet of Planck’s constant, an important value in science that
Dehmer to Head NIST Physical Measurement Lab | NIST
February 3, 2025
Dr. Joseph L. Dehmer has been appointed as the new Director of the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) at
Quantum Computers May Have Higher ‘Speed Limits’ Than Thought | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researcher Stephen Jordan has proposed that quantum computers may not be limited by the energy of their
NIST’s ‘Nanotubes on a Chip’ May Simplify Optical Power Measurements | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST has developed a novel chip-scale instrument using carbon nanotubes that could simplify absolute measurements of laser power,
A Sub-femtosecond Stop Watch for ‘Photon Finish’ Races | NIST
February 3, 2025
Scientists at the Joint Quantum Institute have developed a new technique to measure the travel time of photons
NIST ‘Noise Thermometry’ Yields Accurate New Measurements of Boltzmann Constant | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have made highly accurate measurements of the Boltzmann constant, a fundamental scientific value that relates energy
Slippery When Stacked: NIST Theorists Quantify the Friction of Graphene | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed software to simulate the friction of graphene at the atomic level. The study
NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Program Enters ‘Selection Round’ | NIST
February 3, 2025
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has narrowed down the field of potential post-quantum cryptography algorithms
A Spin Wave Detective Story: NIST Researchers Verify Surprising Behavior in a 2D Magnet | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have discovered that a signal previously thought to be caused by lattice vibrations in 2D