New Technique Reveals Hidden Properties of Ultracold Atomic Gases | NIST
Researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado, have developed a new technique to study ultracold atomic gases.…
High-Flying Electrons May Provide New Test of Quantum Theory | NIST
Researchers at NIST and the Max Planck Institute are working on a new experiment to measure the Rydberg constant with unprecedented accuracy.…
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…
Supported by Granite, New SURF Beamline Is Real Heavyweight | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has upgraded its Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility (SURF III) to…
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.…