Powerful NIST Detectors on Hawaiian Telescope to Probe Origins of Stars, Planets and Galaxies | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a powerful new submillimeter camera called SCUBA-2, which will be…
NIST’s New Quantum Method Generates Really Random Numbers | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a new method for generating truly random numbers using quantum mechanics, which could significantly enhance…
NIST Physicist Wins APS Keithley Award | NIST
NIST Physicist Wins Prestigious Measurement Science Award Kent Irwin, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology…
JQI Physicists Demonstrate Coveted ‘Spin-Orbit Coupling’ for the First Time in Ultracold Atomic Gases | NIST
Researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) have successfully demonstrated spin-orbit coupling in ultracold atomic gases for the first…
NIST/JQI Team ‘Gets the Edge’ on Photon Transport in Silicon | NIST
Researchers from NIST and JQI have developed a new method to study the quantum Hall effect using light particles (photons) instead of…
NIST Researchers Holding Steady in an Atomic-Scale Tug-of-War | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a new atomic-scale manipulation instrument that can delicately pull apart chains of atoms. The instrument,…
Large-Scale Cousin of Elusive ‘Magnetic Monopoles’ Found at NIST | NIST
Scientists at NIST have discovered large-scale magnetic monopoles in a spin ice crystal material, providing a new way to study these elusive…
Candidate Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms Publicly Available | NIST
NIST has released Round 1 of comments for its Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization process, which aims to identify and standardize…
Bon MOT: Innovative Atom Trap Catches Highly Magnetic Atoms | NIST
Researchers at NIST and the University of Maryland have developed a new method for trapping and cooling highly magnetic erbium atoms using a…