NIST Scientists Win 2014 Rank Prizes for Chip-Scale Atomic Clock | NIST
NIST scientists John Kitching, Svenja Knappe, and Leo Hollberg have won the 2014 Rank Prizes in optoelectronics for their groundbreaking work…
NIST Ships First Programmable AC/DC 10-Volt Standard | NIST
NIST has developed a new programmable 10-volt quantum voltage standard that measures both direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC)…
New NIST Spectrometer Measures Single Photons with Great Precision | NIST
NIST Develops Advanced Spectrometer for Measuring Single Photons Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have…
New Boulder Clean Room Open for Business | NIST
NIST has opened a new 18,000 square foot clean room at its Boulder campus, more than tripling the space of its previous facility. The expanded…
For Newly Discovered ‘Quantum Spin Liquid’, the Beauty Is in Its Simplicity | NIST
Scientists at NIST have confirmed the existence of a “quantum spin liquid” state in a mineral called Herbertsmithite, which has a…
A Better Way to Measure Acceleration | NIST
NIST has developed a new type of accelerometer that uses laser light instead of mechanical strain to measure acceleration. The optomechanical…
New Facility Recognized in Lab Design Competition | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been recognized for its new Advanced Measurement Laboratory (AML) facility,…
Vacuum Fluctuations: Measuring the Unreal | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a new measurement system that can detect quantum fluctuations in a tiny aluminum drum. The system, which…
What is Quantum Physics? Dancers Explain | NIST
The article discusses a unique collaboration between physicist Ray Simmonds from NIST and dancer/choreographer Sam Mitchell to create a dance…