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Physicists Use Laser Light to Focus Atoms on Surfaces | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new method for creating extremely
NIST Sensor Could Improve One of Nano Research’s Most Useful Microscopes | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST has developed a new sensor that could significantly improve the accuracy of atomic force microscopes (AFMs), one
Powerful NIST Detectors on Hawaiian Telescope to Probe Origins of Stars, Planets and Galaxies | NIST
February 3, 2025
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a powerful new submillimeter camera called SCUBA-2, which
NIST Proposes Voluntary Federal Standard for Key Escrow Encryption | NIST
February 3, 2025
In 1993, NIST proposed a voluntary federal standard for escrowed encryption to enhance telephone communication security while addressing
NIST’s New Quantum Method Generates Really Random Numbers | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have developed a new method for generating truly random numbers using quantum mechanics, which could significantly
NIST Physicist Wins APS Keithley Award | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST Physicist Wins Prestigious Measurement Science Award Kent Irwin, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and
NIST Demonstrates Key Step in Use of Quantum Computers for Code-Breaking | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST physicists have demonstrated a crucial step in using quantum computers to break current encryption codes. They used
JQI Physicists Demonstrate Coveted ‘Spin-Orbit Coupling’ for the First Time in Ultracold Atomic Gases | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) have successfully demonstrated spin-orbit coupling in ultracold atomic gases for the
NIST/JQI Team ‘Gets the Edge’ on Photon Transport in Silicon | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers from NIST and JQI have developed a new method to study the quantum Hall effect using light