The CNST Welcomes Eight New Staff Members | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) welcomed eight new staff members…
Neutron Researchers Discover Widely Sought Property in Magnetic Semiconductor | NIST
Researchers at NIST have discovered that thin magnetic layers of a semiconductor material can exhibit antiferromagnetic coupling, where…
NIST Team Proves ‘Spooky Action at a Distance’ is Really Real | NIST
NIST researchers have conducted an experiment that proves the existence of “spooky action at a distance” as predicted by quantum…
Gebbie, Physics Visionary and Mentor to Nobel Laureates, Dies at 84 | NIST
Katharine Blodgett Gebbie, a renowned physicist and former director of NIST’s Physical Measurement Laboratory, passed away at 84. Gebbie…
‘Metal-Decorated’ Nanotubes Hold Promise for Fuel Cells | NIST
Researchers at NIST and Bilkent University have developed a new method for storing hydrogen in carbon nanotubes decorated with titanium or…
NIST Revises the Digital Signature Standard (DSS) and Publishes a Guideline for Elliptic Curve Domain Parameters | NIST
NIST has published an updated Digital Signature Standard (DSS) and a new guideline for elliptic curve domain parameters. The new FIPS 186-5…
Twenty-Two NIST Boulder Employees Receive Awards | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently honored 22 employees of its Boulder Laboratories with various prestigious…
Compact JILA System Stabilizes Laser Frequency | NIST
Researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado, have developed a compact and cost-effective method for…
This Little Light of Mine: Changing the Color of Single Photons Emitted by Quantum Dots | NIST
Researchers at NIST have successfully converted the wavelength of single photons emitted by quantum dots from near-infrared (1,300 nm) to…