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NIST Researchers Holding Steady in an Atomic-Scale Tug-of-War | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have developed a new atomic-scale manipulation instrument that can delicately pull apart chains of atoms. The

Large-Scale Cousin of Elusive ‘Magnetic Monopoles’ Found at NIST | NIST
February 3, 2025
Scientists at NIST have discovered large-scale magnetic monopoles in a spin ice crystal material, providing a new way

Candidate Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms Publicly Available | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST has released Round 1 of comments for its Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization process, which aims to identify and

Bon MOT: Innovative Atom Trap Catches Highly Magnetic Atoms | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at NIST and the University of Maryland have developed a new method for trapping and cooling highly

NIST’s New Scanning Probe Microscope is Supercool | NIST
February 3, 2025
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed the world’s most advanced ultra-low temperature scanning probe

Record Level of Radio Frequency Signal Synthesis with Quantum-Based Accuracy Achieved | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST and CU Boulder researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough in quantum-based radio frequency (RF) signal synthesis, demonstrating

CNST Researchers Efficiently Extract Photons from Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots Directly into an Optical Fiber | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers from NIST and other institutions have developed a new method to efficiently extract photons from single semiconductor

Optical Clocks Synched to Femtoseconds — Through the Air | NIST
February 3, 2025
NIST researchers have developed a new method to synchronize optical clocks separated by up to 4 km of

New JILA Apparatus Measures Fast Nanoscale Motions | NIST
February 3, 2025
Researchers at JILA, a joint venture of NIST and the University of Colorado, have developed a new nanoscale