NIST/JQI Researcher Ian Spielman to Receive 2011 Junior BEC Award | NIST
Ian Spielman, a physicist at NIST and the Joint Quantum Institute, has been selected to receive the Junior BEC Award 2011 for his…
NIST Debuts Dual Atomic Clock — and a New Stability Record | NIST
NIST physicists have developed a new ultra-stable atomic clock using ytterbium atoms, achieving a stability record 10 times better than…
Simply Weird Stuff: Making Supersolids with Ultracold Gas Atoms | NIST
Scientists at NIST and the University of Maryland have proposed a method to create a supersolid using ultracold gas atoms. A supersolid is a…
Spotlight: A Literal Blast From the Past With NIST Quantum Sensors | NIST
Title: NIST Quantum Sensors Used to Analyze Historic Nuclear Test Debris Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have demonstrated a…
NIST Adds to Quantum Computing Toolkit with Mixed-Atom Logic Operations | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a new quantum computing technique using two different types of ions – magnesium and beryllium – to…
Collaboration Helps Make JILA Strontium Atomic Clock ‘Best in Class’ | NIST
Researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, have developed a new strontium atomic clock that…
Counting Down to the New Ampere | NIST
The ampere, a fundamental unit of electrical current, is set to undergo a major overhaul in 2018 as part of the International System of Units…
Ninety-Six Earn NIST Awards | NIST
NIST Announces 96 Employee Awards in December 2004 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recognized 96 of its employees…
NIST Develops ‘Dimmer Switch’ for Superconducting Quantum Computing | NIST
NIST scientists have developed a new “dimmer switch” for superconducting quantum computing circuits, allowing researchers to…