NIST Physicists ‘Squeeze’ Light to Cool Microscopic Drum Below Quantum Limit | NIST
NIST physicists have developed a new method to cool a microscopic mechanical drum to temperatures below the quantum limit, using a technique…
Discovering How to Tailor NIST Innovations | NIST
NIST researchers work to develop cutting-edge technologies in various fields, including quantum computing. Once these innovations are…
NIST/JQI Researcher Ian Spielman to Receive 2011 Junior BEC Award | NIST
Ian Spielman, a physicist at NIST and the Joint Quantum Institute, has been selected to receive the Junior BEC Award 2011 for his…
NIST Debuts Dual Atomic Clock — and a New Stability Record | NIST
NIST physicists have developed a new ultra-stable atomic clock using ytterbium atoms, achieving a stability record 10 times better than…
Simply Weird Stuff: Making Supersolids with Ultracold Gas Atoms | NIST
Scientists at NIST and the University of Maryland have proposed a method to create a supersolid using ultracold gas atoms. A supersolid is a…
NIST Physicists Find a Way to Control Charged Molecules – with Quantum Logic | NIST
NIST physicists have developed a new technique to control the quantum properties of individual charged molecules, using quantum logic…
Spotlight: A Literal Blast From the Past With NIST Quantum Sensors | NIST
Title: NIST Quantum Sensors Used to Analyze Historic Nuclear Test Debris Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have demonstrated a…
NIST Adds to Quantum Computing Toolkit with Mixed-Atom Logic Operations | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a new quantum computing technique using two different types of ions – magnesium and beryllium – to…
Collaboration Helps Make JILA Strontium Atomic Clock ‘Best in Class’ | NIST
Researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, have developed a new strontium atomic clock that…