Stabilograms – A Visual Tool for Testbed Performance | NIST
NIST has developed a new visual tool called a Stabilogram to help researchers analyze and improve the stability of testbed environments. The…
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
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $34.12 million in grants for measurement science and engineering…
NIST Seeks Comments on Draft SP 800-131A Rev. 2: Transitioning the Use of Crypto Algorithms and Key Lengths | NIST
NIST is updating its guidelines for federal agencies to transition to stronger cryptographic keys and more robust algorithms to protect…
CNST and Sandia Researchers Publish a Detailed Review of Electrical Contacts in One and Two Dimensional Nanomaterials | NIST
Researchers from NIST and Sandia have published a detailed review of electrical contacts in one and two-dimensional nanomaterials. They…
NIST Team Supersizes ‘Quantum Squeezing’ to Measure Ultrasmall Motion | NIST
NIST physicists have developed a new quantum squeezing technique that amplifies the motion of a single trapped magnesium ion by a factor of…
NIST Mechanical Micro-Drum Used as Quantum Memory | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a mechanical micro-drum that can store quantum information, potentially revolutionizing quantum computing. The…
Einstein Was Right (Again): Experiments Confirm that E= mc2 | NIST
Scientists from NIST, MIT, and ILL have conducted the most precise direct test ever of Einstein’s famous equation E=mc2. Using an…
JILA Scientists Create First Dense Gas of Ultracold ‘Polar’ Molecules | NIST
Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and CU-Boulder, have created the first high-density gas of ultracold polar molecules. This…
Ringing in a New Way to Measure and Modulate Trapped Light | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a new technique using focused lithium-ion beams to non-invasively measure and map the vibration patterns of…