Physicists measured something new in the radioactive decay of neutrons | NIST
Scientists at NIST have made precise measurements of the energy spectrum of photons produced during neutron beta decay, a fundamental process…
Chip-Scale Magnetic Sensor Draws on Mini Clock Design | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a miniaturized magnetic sensor about the size of a grain of rice that can detect magnetic fields as small…
Seeing the Light with NIST’s New Noiseless Optical Amplifier | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a new noiseless optical amplifier that can amplify weak light signals without adding noise while also carrying…
A new twist on measuring spin: NIST Develops Microresonator to Study Electron Spin in Small Volumes | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a new microresonator device that can measure electron spin in extremely small volumes, down to less than…
NIST and Naval Research Laboratory Researchers Report on System for Managing Quantum Network Experiments | NIST
NIST and the Naval Research Laboratory have developed a new software system called “Multiverse” to manage experiments on a quantum…
NIST Sensor Improvement Brings Analysis Method into Mainstream | NIST
Researchers at NIST and the University of Waterloo have developed a new neutron interferometer design that could make the advanced quantum…
Small Nanoparticles Bring Big Improvement to Medical Imaging | NIST
Researchers at NIST and NIAID have developed a new method using quantum dots to observe cellular processes in living cells over extended…
Counting Photons Is Now Routine Enough to Need Standards | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing standards for single-photon detectors (SPDs), which are crucial for…
JILA Atomic Clocks Measure Einstein’s General Relativity at Millimeter Scale | NIST
JILA physicists, jointly operated by NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, have measured Einstein’s theory of general relativity…