Physicists Mark One Year Anniversary of New Matter in CU-Boulder Lab | NIST
In July 1995, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder and NIST announced the creation of a new state of matter called a Bose-Einstein…
JILA’s 3-D Quantum Gas Atomic Clock Offers New Dimensions in Measurement | NIST
JILA researchers have developed a new 3D quantum gas atomic clock that achieves unprecedented measurement precision by harnessing the behavior…
Cooler Than Ever: NIST Mechanical Micro-Drum Chilled to Quantum Ground State | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a new technique for cooling mechanical micro-drum devices to their quantum ground state, a significant…
Supercomputing: Probing the Future | NIST
NIST Develops Advanced Probe System for Testing Next-Generation Supercomputing Components The National Institute of Standards and Technology…
NIST Requests Comments on “Satellite Ground Segment: Applying the Cybersecurity Framework to Assure Satellite Command and Control” | NIST
NIST is seeking public feedback on a draft document that applies the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to the ground segment of space operations.…
Two for One: NIST Design Enables More Cost Effective Quantum Key Distribution | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a new quantum key distribution (QKD) method that significantly reduces the number of detectors required,…
NIST Kick-Starts ‘Threshold Cryptography’ Development Effort | NIST
NIST Launches Threshold Cryptography Development Effort The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has initiated a new project…
NIST Physicist James Bergquist Elected to National Academy of Sciences | NIST
James C. Bergquist, a physicist at NIST, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a prestigious honor for U.S. scientists.…
Historic Vote Ties Kilogram and Other Units to Natural Constants | NIST
The 26th General Conference of Weights and Measures voted to redefine four SI base units – kilogram, ampere, kelvin, and mole –…