Spotlight: Alejandra Collopy’s Exploration of the Quantum World | NIST
Title: NIST Postdoctoral Researcher Alejandra Collopy Explores Quantum World Summary: NIST postdoctoral researcher Alejandra Collopy is making…
Tiny Spectrometer Offers Precision Laser Calibration | NIST
NIST has developed a tiny spectrometer about the size of a green pea that could revolutionize laser calibration and optical…
High-Flying Electrons May Provide New Test of Quantum Theory | NIST
Researchers at NIST and the Max Planck Institute are working on a new experiment to measure the Rydberg constant with unprecedented accuracy.…
Mystery of the Dark Solitons | NIST
Scientists at NIST and the Joint Quantum Institute have discovered that dark solitons in ultracold quantum fluids behave differently when…
Universe’s Constants Now Known with Sufficient Certainty to Completely Redefine the International System of Units | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made significant advancements in measuring fundamental constants of nature,…
NIST Posts 51 Entries for New Hash Algorithm Competition | NIST
NIST has selected 51 candidates for a new cryptographic hash algorithm competition, with the goal of selecting a new SHA-3 standard by 2012.…
What Laser Color Do You Like? | NIST
Researchers at NIST and the University of Maryland have developed a microchip technology that can convert near-infrared laser light into any…
NIST Physicists ‘Entangle’ Two Atoms Using Microwaves for the First Time | NIST
NIST physicists have successfully entangled two separated ions using microwaves for the first time, a breakthrough that could lead to more…
NIST Tightens the Bounds on the Quantum Information ‘Speed Limit’ | NIST
NIST researchers have discovered that quantum information transfer in quantum computers is limited by a power law relationship, rather than a…