Mystery of the Dark Solitons | NIST
Scientists at NIST and the Joint Quantum Institute have discovered that dark solitons in ultracold quantum fluids behave differently when…
Universe’s Constants Now Known with Sufficient Certainty to Completely Redefine the International System of Units | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made significant advancements in measuring fundamental constants of nature,…
NIST Posts 51 Entries for New Hash Algorithm Competition | NIST
NIST has selected 51 candidates for a new cryptographic hash algorithm competition, with the goal of selecting a new SHA-3 standard by 2012.…
Shedding Light on Dark Matter with SQUIDs | NIST
Title: NIST’s SQUIDs Enable Dark Matter Search in Seattle NIST has provided ultra-sensitive SQUID sensors to the Axion Dark Matter…
What Laser Color Do You Like? | NIST
Researchers at NIST and the University of Maryland have developed a microchip technology that can convert near-infrared laser light into any…
DNA and Quantum Dots: All That Glitters is Not Gold | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a new method to precisely control the behavior of quantum dots using DNA templates and gold nanoparticles.…
NIST Physicists ‘Entangle’ Two Atoms Using Microwaves for the First Time | NIST
NIST physicists have successfully entangled two separated ions using microwaves for the first time, a breakthrough that could lead to more…
NIST Tightens the Bounds on the Quantum Information ‘Speed Limit’ | NIST
NIST researchers have discovered that quantum information transfer in quantum computers is limited by a power law relationship, rather than a…
Accelerating Ideas Toward Commercialization | NIST
The Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) at NIST aims to commercialize federally funded research and development by accelerating the transfer…