Small Nanoparticles Bring Big Improvement to Medical Imaging | NIST
Researchers at NIST and NIAID have developed a new method using quantum dots to observe cellular processes in living cells over extended…
Counting Photons Is Now Routine Enough to Need Standards | NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing standards for single-photon detectors (SPDs), which are crucial for…
JILA Atomic Clocks Measure Einstein’s General Relativity at Millimeter Scale | NIST
JILA physicists, jointly operated by NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, have measured Einstein’s theory of general relativity…
Six NIST Researchers Selected as IEEE Fellows | NIST
Six NIST researchers have been named IEEE Fellows, an honor recognizing their exceptional contributions to various technical fields. The IEEE…
JILA Spinning Method Confirms the Electron Still Seems Round | NIST
Scientists at JILA have developed a new method to measure the roundness of the electron using a gold-plated ion trap. The trap confines…
‘Standard Quantum Limit’ Smashed, Could Mean Better Fiber-Optic Comms | NIST
Researchers at NIST and the University of Maryland’s Joint Quantum Institute have developed a new method to overcome the “standard…
NIST Experiments Challenge Fundamental Understanding of Electromagnetism | NIST
NIST researchers have conducted experiments that challenge the fundamental understanding of electromagnetism as described by quantum…
JILA Researchers Discover Atomic Clock Can Simulate Quantum Magnetism | NIST
Researchers at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, have discovered that their strontium atomic clock can…
‘Squeezed’ Motion in a Massive Object | NIST
Researchers at NIST have demonstrated that large mechanical objects can exhibit quantum properties, such as “squeezed” motion.…