JILA Team Demonstrates ‘A New Way of Lasing’: A ‘Superradiant’ Laser | NIST
Researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, have developed a new type of laser called a…
CNST Researchers Use Nanophotonics to More Efficiently Extract Photons from Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots | NIST
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and other institutions have developed a new nanophotonic cavity that…
NIST Researchers Develop Miniature Lens for Trapping Atoms | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a miniature lens using metasurfaces that can trap and manipulate individual atoms. The metasurfaces, which are…
NIST Physicist Honored for Technological Innovation | NIST
NIST physicist Jun Ye was honored at a symposium celebrating the 90th birthday of laser co-inventor Charles Townes. The event, held at UC…
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope collaboration, which includes scientists from NIST, Unveils New Map of Dark Matter | NIST
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration, including scientists from NIST, has released the most detailed map yet of dark matter…
Physicists Catch Best Waves Ever from New, Improved SURF III at NIST | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has upgraded its Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility (SURF III), which will…
‘Radio Wave Cooling’ Offers New Twist on Laser Cooling | NIST
NIST physicists have developed a new method for cooling mechanical oscillators using radio waves, rather than traditional laser cooling…
Calibrating the Universe: Behind the Scenes, NIST Scientists Play a Critical Role in Improving Gravitational Wave Measurements | NIST
NIST researchers played a crucial role in calibrating LIGO’s gravitational wave detectors, enabling the historic 2015 detection of…
Four PML Scientists Honored | NIST
Four scientists from NIST’s Physical Measurement Laboratory have recently received prestigious awards and honors for their…