NIST Physicist David J. Wineland Awarded 2007 National Medal of Science | NIST
NIST physicist David J. Wineland has been awarded the 2007 National Medal of Science for his pioneering work in laser cooling and manipulation…
Discussion on the Full Entropy Assumption of the SP 800-90 Series: NIST Interagency Report 8427 | NIST
NIST has released a new report, IR 8427, that provides additional context and justification for the full entropy assumption used in their SP…
Improved Chip-Scale Color Conversion Lasers Could Enable Many Next-generation Quantum Devices | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed improved chip-scale color conversion lasers that could enable next-generation quantum devices. The new…
Novel Zigzag Shape Gives Sensors Magnetic Appeal | NIST
Scientists at NIST have developed a new type of magnetic sensor in a zigzag shape that could be used in various applications. The sensors are…
NIST’s Cornell Elected to National Academy of Sciences | NIST
Eric Cornell, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences…
NIST Stars in Media’s Top Science and Technology Stories of 2013 | NIST
NIST’s ytterbium lattice atomic clocks, which were the world’s most stable clocks in 2013, were featured in two media lists of the…
Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) Validation Authority Updates: Draft NIST SP 800-140x Subseries Available for Comment | NIST
NIST Releases Draft Standards for Cryptographic Module Validation The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published…
Photons Emitted by Quantum Dots Can be Made Indistinguishable Through Quantum Frequency Conversion | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a new method to make photons emitted by quantum dots indistinguishable by shifting their frequencies to…
Amplitude Sensing below the Zero-Point Fluctuations | NIST
Title: NIST Demonstrates Quantum Sensing Technique for Measuring Sub-Zero Point Fluctuations Summary: Researchers at the National Institute of…