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NIST Mechanical Micro-Drum Used as Quantum Memory | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have developed a mechanical micro-drum that can store quantum information, potentially revolutionizing quantum computing. The micro-drum,

Einstein Was Right (Again): Experiments Confirm that E= mc2 | NIST
February 3, 2025
Scientists from NIST, MIT, and ILL have conducted the most precise direct test ever of Einstein’s famous equation

JILA Scientists Create First Dense Gas of Ultracold ‘Polar’ Molecules | NIST
February 3, 2025
Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and CU-Boulder, have created the first high-density gas of ultracold

Ringing in a New Way to Measure and Modulate Trapped Light | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST have developed a new technique using focused lithium-ion beams to non-invasively measure and map the

NIST Releases Updates for Cryptographic Key-Establishment Recommendations: Special Publications 800-56A and 800-56C | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST has released updated guidelines for cryptographic key-establishment schemes, which are crucial for secure communication between parties. The

NIST Announces 2021 R&D Opportunities for Small Businesses | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST Announces 2021 SBIR Funding Opportunities for Small Businesses The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has

Prominent NIST and JILA Physicist Deborah Jin Passes Away | NIST
February 3, 2025
Deborah Jin, a prominent physicist at NIST and JILA, passed away on September 15, 2016 at the age

Jun Ye: A Timely Profile | NIST
February 3, 2025
Jun Ye, a physicist at NIST/JILA, has developed the world’s most precise atomic clock, which would neither gain

Design Proposed for Large-Scale Quantum Computer | NIST
February 3, 2025
Scientists from NIST, MIT, and the University of Michigan have proposed a new design for a large-scale quantum