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Discussion on the Full Entropy Assumption of the SP 800-90 Series: NIST Interagency Report 8427 | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST has released a new report, IR 8427, that provides additional context and justification for the full entropy

Improved Chip-Scale Color Conversion Lasers Could Enable Many Next-generation Quantum Devices | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed improved chip-scale color conversion lasers that could enable next-generation quantum devices. The new

Novel Zigzag Shape Gives Sensors Magnetic Appeal | NIST
February 3, 2025
Scientists at NIST have developed a new type of magnetic sensor in a zigzag shape that could be

NIST’s Cornell Elected to National Academy of Sciences | NIST
February 3, 2025
Eric Cornell, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been elected to the

NIST Stars in Media’s Top Science and Technology Stories of 2013 | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST’s ytterbium lattice atomic clocks, which were the world’s most stable clocks in 2013, were featured in two

Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) Validation Authority Updates: Draft NIST SP 800-140x Subseries Available for Comment | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST Releases Draft Standards for Cryptographic Module Validation The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published

Photons Emitted by Quantum Dots Can be Made Indistinguishable Through Quantum Frequency Conversion | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed a new method to make photons emitted by quantum dots indistinguishable by shifting

Amplitude Sensing below the Zero-Point Fluctuations | NIST
February 3, 2025
Title: NIST Demonstrates Quantum Sensing Technique for Measuring Sub-Zero Point Fluctuations Summary: Researchers at the National Institute of

Everlasting Quantum Wave: NIST Physicists Predict New Form of Soliton in Ultracold Gases | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST and the University of Maryland have predicted a new type of “immortal” soliton wave in