Cornell Wins NSF Award | NIST
Eric A. Cornell, a physicist at NIST and adjunct professor at the University of Colorado, has been awarded the prestigious 1997 Alan T.…
Bringing Atoms to a Standstill: NIST Miniaturizes Laser Cooling | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a compact optical platform that cools and traps gaseous atoms in a 1-centimeter-wide region, a key step toward…
NIST Seeks Partners to Establish Graduate Fellowship Programs in Science, Engineering, Math | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking partners to establish graduate fellowship programs in science,…
Wideband Wavelength Conversion Using Cavity Optomechanics | NIST
Researchers at NIST, the University of Maryland, and Caltech have developed a new method for optical wavelength conversion using cavity…
Not Letting It Slip By: NIST Discovery Could Increase Accuracy in Measuring Blood Flow for Cancer Diagnosis, Other Applications | NIST
Researchers at NIST have discovered that acoustic waves used to measure properties of fluids like blood can be affected by a phenomenon called…
CNST Researchers Design Optical Interface to Probe Single Quantum Dots | NIST
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new optical interface that allows for highly…
NIST Publishes Revision of Best Practices for Key Management Organizations: SP 800-57 Part 2 Revision 1 | NIST
NIST has published an updated version of its key management best practices, SP 800-57 Part 2 Revision 1. This document provides essential…
NIST’s Super Quantum Simulator ‘Entangles’ Hundreds of Ions | NIST
NIST physicists have developed a quantum simulator using trapped beryllium ions that can entangle up to 219 particles, a significant increase…
Replace Kilogram Artifact Now With Definition Based on Nature, Experts Say | NIST
The article discusses the proposal to redefine the kilogram, the only base unit of the International System of Units (SI) still defined by a…