News Categories

Lightweight Cryptography Standardization: Finalists Announced | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST has announced the ten finalists in its lightweight cryptography standardization process, selecting them from the second-round candidates.

NIST Physicists ‘Teleport’ Logic Operation Between Separated Ions | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST physicists have successfully teleported a quantum logic operation between two separated ions, a significant step towards building

Calibrating Next-Gen Telecom at 5G and Beyond | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have developed a novel quantum-based self-calibrating standard for testing components in next-gen telecommunications networks. The system,

NIST Detector Counts Photons With 99 Percent Efficiency | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST scientists have developed the world’s most efficient single photon detector, capable of counting individual particles of light

NIST’s Liddle, Spielman Elected APS Fellows | NIST
February 3, 2025
Two NIST scientists, Alex Liddle and Ian Spielman, have been elected as American Physical Society (APS) Fellows. This

NIST Team Shows Tiny Frequency Combs Are Reliable Measurement Tools | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have developed the first miniaturized optical frequency synthesizers using three silicon chips, enabling precise control of

Electron Spin Transport Demonstrated for First Time in an Organic Device | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have demonstrated electron spin transport in an organic device for the first time, a key

Bose-Einstein Condensate: A New Form of Matter | NIST
February 3, 2025
In 1995, researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and CU-Boulder, created the first Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC)

NIST Accepting Proposals for Fundamental Measurement Grants | NIST
February 3, 2025
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking proposals for its Precision Measurement Grant Program (PMGP),