Watch NIST’s ‘Atomic Television’ Live and in Color | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a quantum receiver using Rydberg atoms that can detect and display live color television and video games. The…
NIST Device for Detecting Subatomic-Scale Motion Has Potential Robotics, Homeland Security Applications | NIST
Scientists at NIST have developed a new device that can measure the motion of super-tiny particles, such as gold nanoparticles, with…
NIST’s Compact Atomic Gyroscope Displays New Twists | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a compact atomic gyroscope that can simultaneously measure rotation, rotation angle, and acceleration using…
Don’t Blink! NIST Studies Why Quantum Dots Suffer from ‘Fluorescence Intermittency’ | NIST
Researchers at NIST have discovered that quantum dots made of indium arsenide and gallium arsenide (InAs/GaAs) – previously thought to…
Computing with Single Atoms | NIST
NIST researchers are developing a new approach to create atomically precise transistors using single atoms on a silicon surface. The key…
JILA Team Finds New Parallel Between Cold Gases and ‘Hot’ Superconductors | NIST
Researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, have discovered another parallel between ultracold…
Spotlight: A Stability-Boosting Swap for Our Chip-Scale Clock | NIST
Title: NIST Develops More Stable Chip-Scale Atomic Clock Using Near-Infrared Laser Summary: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards…
JILA Team Finds First Direct Evidence of ‘Spin Symmetry’ In Atoms | NIST
JILA physicists have made the first direct observation of spin symmetry in atoms, a key prediction of quantum physics. The team, led by Ana…
Five NIST Scientists Win Flemming Awards | NIST
Five NIST researchers have been recognized with prestigious 2009 Arthur S. Flemming Awards for their groundbreaking work in various fields.…