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Hybrid Optical Device Captures Light for Longer Periods of Time in a Tiny Region | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed a new hybrid optical microcavity device that significantly enhances light-matter interactions. The device

New Design for Transistors Powered by Single Electrons | NIST
February 3, 2025
Scientists at NIST and NTT Corp. have developed the first reproducible and controllable silicon transistors that operate using

Seeing the Quantum in Chemistry: JILA Scientists Control Chemical Reactions of Ultracold Molecules | NIST
February 3, 2025
Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado, have observed chemical reactions at

Stabilograms – A Visual Tool for Testbed Performance | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST has developed a new visual tool called a Stabilogram to help researchers analyze and improve the stability

NIST Announces Accreditation for Calibration Labs Based on International Standards | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST Announces Accreditation for Calibration Labs Based on International Standards The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology Awards Over $34 Million in Recovery Act Grants to Increase Innovation and Improve American Competitiveness | NIST
February 3, 2025
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $34.12 million in grants for measurement science

NIST Seeks Comments on Draft SP 800-131A Rev. 2: Transitioning the Use of Crypto Algorithms and Key Lengths | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST is updating its guidelines for federal agencies to transition to stronger cryptographic keys and more robust algorithms

CNST and Sandia Researchers Publish a Detailed Review of Electrical Contacts in One and Two Dimensional Nanomaterials | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers from NIST and Sandia have published a detailed review of electrical contacts in one and two-dimensional nanomaterials.

NIST Team Supersizes ‘Quantum Squeezing’ to Measure Ultrasmall Motion | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST physicists have developed a new quantum squeezing technique that amplifies the motion of a single trapped magnesium