NIST ‘Quantum Logic Clock’ Rivals Mercury Ion as World’s Most Accurate Clock | NIST
NIST has developed a new “quantum logic clock” that rivals the world’s most accurate clock based on a mercury atom. The…
Small, Low-noise Oscillator May Help in Surveillance | NIST
NIST has developed a new type of microwave oscillator that is smaller, simpler, and produces clearer signals at a single frequency compared to…
JILA’s Bigger and Better ‘Tweezer Clock’ Is Super Stable | NIST
JILA researchers have developed an improved atomic “tweezer clock” that demonstrates high stability close to the best optical…
Getting Better All the Time: JILA Strontium Atomic Clock Sets New Records | NIST
JILA’s strontium atomic clock has achieved unprecedented precision, maintaining timekeeping accuracy for 15 billion years –…
PML Uses Combined Optical Techniques to Provide Important Answers on Graphene Structures | NIST
Researchers at NIST’s Physical Measurement Laboratory have developed a non-destructive method to characterize…
Measuring the Temperature Dependence of Current Spin Polarization in Permalloy | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a new method to measure current spin polarization in Permalloy (Ni80Fe20) over a wide temperature range.…
Bringing the World Closer to Revised Measurement System, Scientists Update Four Key Fundamental Constants | NIST
The International System of Units (SI), the modern metric system, is set to undergo a major revision with updated values for four fundamental…
‘Quantum Radio’ May Aid Communications and Mapping Indoors, Underground and Underwater | NIST
Researchers at NIST have demonstrated a new quantum-based communication method using low-frequency magnetic radio signals that could enable…
NIST Awards Nearly $3.9 Million for 2017 Small Business Innovation Research Program | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded nearly $3.9 million in grants to 21 small businesses through its Small…