NIST Demonstrates How Losing Information Can Benefit Quantum Computing | NIST
NIST researchers have demonstrated a novel approach to quantum computing where losing some information can actually benefit the process. By…
Status Report on the Final Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process: NIST Releases IR 8454 | NIST
NIST has published a status report on the final round of its lightweight cryptography standardization process, detailing the evaluation…
NIST Signs Cooperative Agreement with U-Albany Nano College | NIST
NIST and University at Albany’s CNSE Partner on Nanoscale Measurement and Standards The National Institute of Standards and Technology…
New Calculations on Blackbody Energy Set the Stage for Clocks with Unprecedented Accuracy | NIST
A team of physicists from the United States and Russia has developed a new method for calculating a tiny, temperature-dependent source of…
NIST Fellow William D. Phillips Elected to National Academy of Science | NIST
NIST Fellow William D. Phillips, known for his groundbreaking work in laser cooling of atoms, has been elected to the National Academy of…
SRM 3461: An Accurate and Precise Force Calibration Artifact | NIST
NIST has released a new standard reference material (SRM) 3461 for calibrating atomic force microscopy (AFM) cantilevers. The SRM contains…
Two NIST Physicists Win 2007 PECASE Honors | NIST
Two NIST physicists, William Rippard and Raymond Simmonds, have been awarded the prestigious Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists…
When Atoms Don’t Blend In | NIST
Researchers at NIST and JQI have demonstrated a new method for creating and controlling atomic ions that exhibit a unique property called…
NIST Physicists ‘Squeeze’ Light to Cool Microscopic Drum Below Quantum Limit | NIST
NIST physicists have developed a new method to cool a microscopic mechanical drum to temperatures below the quantum limit, using a technique…