A Quiet Phase: NIST Optical Tools Produce Ultra-low-noise Microwave Signals | NIST
NIST physicists have developed a new method to generate ultra-low-noise microwave signals using advanced laser technologies. The new system,…
$123 Million in Grants Will Fund New Research Facilities | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $123 million in grants to 11 universities and a non-profit research…
NIST Mini-Sensor Traces Faint Magnetic Signature of Human Heartbeat | NIST
Researchers from NIST and PTB have successfully used NIST’s miniature atomic magnetometer to detect a human heartbeat in a clinical…
‘Electron Trapping’ May Impact Future Microelectronics Measurements | NIST
Researchers at NIST have discovered a new phenomenon in transistor behavior that could impact future microelectronics measurements. When…
NIST Physicist William Phillips Wins 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics | NIST
NIST physicist William Phillips wins 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics – Shares award with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji for work on…
JILA Researchers See Signs of Interactive Form of Quantum Matter | NIST
Researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, have made a breakthrough in understanding the complex…
NIST Chip Measurement Advance Earns ‘Oscar of Innovation’ | NIST
NIST researchers have developed a new method called quantitative hybrid metrology (QHM) that integrates measurements from multiple instruments…
Ytterbium Gains Ground in Quest for Next-Generation Atomic Clocks | NIST
NIST researchers have made significant progress in developing a next-generation atomic clock using ytterbium atoms, which could be more stable…
Three’s a Charm: NIST Detectors Reveal Entangled Photon Triplets | NIST
Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have achieved a breakthrough in quantum entanglement by directly entangling three photons…