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NIST’s Next-Generation Atomic Clocks May Support Official Timekeeping | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST’s experimental next-generation atomic clocks, based on ytterbium, strontium, aluminum, and mercury atoms, have reached a level of
Novel Material May Demonstrate Long-Sought ‘Liquid’ Magnetic State | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers have discovered a novel material, nickel gallium sulfide (NiGa2S4), that may demonstrate a highly unusual “liquid” magnetic
NIST Leader Presents Quantum Network Testbed Connectivity Needs to Interagency Group | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST Presents Quantum Network Testbed Connectivity Requirements to Federal Standards Group NIST’s Smart Connected Systems Division Chief Abdella
JQI Researchers Create Entangled Photons from Quantum Dots | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) have developed a new method to create entangled photons using quantum
Scientists Tame ‘Hip Hop’ Atoms | NIST
February 3, 2025
Scientists at NIST have developed a new method for precisely placing individual atoms on a crystal surface, a
A Measurement First: NIST ‘Noise Thermometry’ System Measures Boltzmann Constant | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed a new method for measuring the Boltzmann constant using electronic noise in resistors.
NIST Publishes NISTIR 8268, Status Report on the First Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST has published a status report on the first round of its lightweight cryptography standardization process. The report
Chip-scale Refrigerators Cool Bulk Objects | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed tiny chip-scale refrigerators that can cool large objects to extremely low temperatures. The
JILA Researchers Make Coldest Quantum Gas of Molecules | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, have created the coldest