Scientists Greatly Expand the Frequencies Generated by a Miniature Optical Ruler | NIST
Scientists at NIST have significantly expanded the frequency range of a miniature optical ruler device called a microcomb. This device, which…
NIST Mini-sensor Measures Magnetic Activity in Human Brain | NIST
NIST has developed a miniaturized atomic magnetometer that can measure magnetic activity in the human brain. The sensor, about the size of a…
High-Efficiency Photon Source Brings Day of Reckoning Closer for a Famous Quantum Test | NIST
Researchers at NIST and JQI have developed a high-efficiency photon source that could bring a definitive test of Bell’s inequality…
Researchers Validate Simplified Lateral Force Calibration Technique for Atomic Force Microscopy | NIST
Researchers from NIST have validated a simpler method for calibrating lateral sensitivity in atomic force microscopes (AFMs) that agrees with…
NIST Physicists Show ‘Molecules’ Made of Light May Be Possible | NIST
Researchers at NIST have made progress in creating “molecules” of light, a significant step towards building complex structures…
NIST Physicists Boost ‘Entanglement’ of Atom Pairs | NIST
NIST Physicists Achieve Breakthrough in Quantum Entanglement Purification NIST researchers have made a significant breakthrough in quantum…
Gold Nano Anchors Put Nanowires in Their Place | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a new method for growing well-aligned semiconductor nanowires using gold nanoparticles as anchors. The…
NIST Requests Round Two Comments on its Cryptographic Standards Process | NIST
NIST, the U.S. standards and technology institute, is seeking public feedback on its revised draft document outlining the principles and…
Sixty-Four Staff Members Earn Departmental Bronze and Other NIST Awards | NIST
NIST Recognizes 64 Staff Members for Quantum and Other Advancements The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has honored 64…