NIST Physicist David Wineland to Share 2010 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics | NIST
NIST physicist David Wineland will share the 2010 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics for his groundbreaking work on quantum computing.…
Researchers Introduce New Method for Imaging Defects in Magnetic Nanodevices | NIST
Researchers from NIST, KTH Stockholm, and the University of Maryland have developed a new microscopy technique called ferromagnetic resonance…
Measuring Optical Power with Single-Photon Detectors | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a new method for measuring optical power across a wide range of light levels using single-photon detectors.…
NIST to Revise SP 800-132, Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation – Part 1: Storage Applications | NIST
NIST is revising its SP 800-132 standard, which provides guidelines for securely generating cryptographic keys from passwords. The revision…
Nobel Laureate Wineland to Leave NIST, Accepts Position at University of Oregon | NIST
Dr. David Wineland, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, is leaving his position at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)…
A Billion Tiny Pendulums Could Detect the Universe’s Missing Mass | NIST
Researchers at NIST have proposed a novel method to detect dark matter using a billion tiny pendulums as sensors. Dark matter makes up about…
Toll-Free Way to Send Metrology-Related Trade Barriers Packing | NIST
NIST Establishes Toll-Free Line for Reporting Measurement Discrepancies The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched…
Recommendation for Stateful Hash-Based Signature Schemes: Draft NIST SP 800-208 Available for Comment | NIST
NIST has released a draft standard for stateful hash-based digital signature schemes, which could be used to secure government systems against…
Can Nanotubes Be Engineered to Superconduct? Study Suggests Promising New Avenues for Nanotube Research | NIST
Researchers from NIST, the University of Pennsylvania, and Bilkent University in Turkey have made theoretical discoveries suggesting that…