Hark! Group Demonstrates First Heralded Single Photon Source Made from Silicon | NIST
Researchers from NIST, UC San Diego, and Politecnico di Milano have developed the first heralded single photon source made from silicon. This…
NIST Awards $24 Million in Grants For New Research Facilities Dedicated to Quantum Measurement, Marine Ecology | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $24 million in grants to three universities for the construction of new…
NIST Develops Powerful Method of Suppressing Errors in Many Types of Quantum Computers | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a powerful method to suppress errors in quantum computers using an array of 1,000 ultracold beryllium ions.…
NIST’s Second ‘Quantum Logic Clock’ Based on Aluminum Ion is Now World’s Most Precise Clock | NIST
NIST has developed a second-generation “quantum logic clock” using a single aluminum atom, which is now the world’s most…
NSF Physics Frontier Center Created at Joint Quantum Institute | NIST
The National Science Foundation has awarded the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) a $12.5 million grant over five years to establish a Physics…
Up-Scale: Frequency Converter Enables Ultra-High Sensitivity Infrared Spectrometry | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a new technique for measuring near-infrared light with unprecedented sensitivity. The method, which uses…
NIST Photon Detectors Have Record Efficiency | NIST
NIST physicists have developed single photon detectors with a record 88% efficiency, a significant advancement for practical quantum…
Commerce’s NIST and Montgomery County Public Schools Partner to Strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) have partnered to enhance STEM education…
An Entangled Matter-Wave Interferometer: Now With Double the Spookiness! | NIST
Researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, have developed a new quantum sensor that combines two…