JILA Atomic Clock Mimics Long-sought Synthetic Magnetic State in Solids | NIST
JILA physicists have used their advanced strontium lattice atomic clock to simulate the magnetic properties of solid materials, potentially…
NIST Staff Receive High Honors From Commerce Department | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has honored several of its staff members with prestigious awards from the Department…
JILA Team Invents New Way to ‘See’ the Quantum World | NIST
Researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, have developed a new imaging technique that allows them…
JILA Researchers Uncover Quantum Structure of Buckyballs | NIST
Researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, have made a significant breakthrough in understanding…
Code for ‘Unbreakable’ Quantum Encryption Generated at Record Speed over Fiber | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a quantum key distribution (QKD) system that generates “unbreakable” encryption codes at record…
Blazing a Path for Buried Bits in Quantum Chips | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a simplified method for fabricating quantum computer components using a scanning tunneling microscope (STM).…
Key Ingredient: Change in Material Boosts Prospects of Ultrafast Single-photon Detector | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a more efficient ultrafast single-photon detector using a tungsten-silicon alloy instead of niobium…
NIST Physicist Adam Kaufman Wins Breakthrough New Horizons in Physics Prize | NIST
NIST physicist Adam Kaufman has been awarded the 2023 New Horizons in Physics Prize for his groundbreaking work using optical tweezers to…
NIST/JILA Physicist Ana Maria Rey Elected to National Academy of Sciences | NIST
Ana Maria Rey, a physicist at NIST and JILA, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Rey’s research focuses on controlling…