NIST’s Newest Watt Balance Brings World One Step Closer to New Kilogram | NIST
NIST’s New Watt Balance Brings World Closer to Redefining the Kilogram The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has…
NIST Prototype ‘Optics Table on a Chip’ Places Microwave Photon in Two Colors at Once | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a tunable superconducting circuit on a chip that can place a single microwave photon in two frequencies…
JILA’s Electric ‘Knob’ Tunes Chemical Reaction Rates in Quantum Gas | NIST
Researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, have developed a new method to control chemical…
Nanoscale Edge Variations Observed with Record-breaking Resolution in Magnetic Nanodevices | NIST
Researchers from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, the University of Maryland, and NIST have made a breakthrough in measuring…
NIST Work Highlighted as Top Science News of 2010 | NIST
NIST’s demonstrations of Einstein’s theories of relativity were highlighted as one of the top science breakthroughs of 2010. The…
NIST/JILA Fellow Jun Ye Wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics | NIST
NIST/JILA physicist Jun Ye has been awarded the 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for his pioneering work on optical lattice…
JILA Team Develops ‘Spinning Trap’ to Measure Electron Roundness | NIST
JILA researchers have developed a new method to measure the roundness of electrons using spinning electric and magnetic fields. The technique…
NIST Quantum Dot Helps Scientists ‘See’ Quantum Mechanics at Work | NIST
Researchers at NIST have developed a quantum dot that helps scientists “see” quantum mechanics in action without disturbing the…
NIST Lays Groundwork for Future Ultra-Precise Timing Links to Geosynchronous Satellites | NIST
NIST researchers have demonstrated a new method for transmitting precise time signals through the atmosphere with femtosecond accuracy,…