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enNIST Study Probes the Damaging Effects of Radiation on Qubits
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/11/nist-study-probes-damaging-effects-radiation-qubits
Qubits, the fundamental unit of quantum information, form the building blocks of quantum computers. Because qubits are not limited to the two states, “0” and “1,” of an ordinary logic bit, but can simultaneously represent combinations of these states
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1867101Colloquium "120 Years of Atomic Spectroscopy at NIST"
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2024/12/colloquium-120-years-atomic-spectroscopy-nist
Exactly 120 years ago, researchers at NIST (then National Bureau of Standards) published their first scientific papers on atomic spectra. Over the following six score of years, the NIST atomic spectroscopy research evolved into a vibrant, influential
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0500Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1866681Smart New Laser Technology Can Monitor Greenhouse Gases Faster, More Sensitively
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/10/smart-new-laser-technology-can-monitor-greenhouse-gases-faster-more
New laser technology, known as free-form dual-comb spectroscopy, quickly measures gases of interest by homing in on the most information-rich parts of a sample.
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1863726NIST Awards $15 Million to ASTM International to Establish Standardization Center of Excellence
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/10/nist-awards-15-million-astm-international-establish-standardization-center
The new center will support U.S. engagement in international standardization for critical and emerging technologies.
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1863631Quantum Matters in Material Sciences (QMMS)
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2025/02/quantum-matters-material-sciences-qmms
As part of the JARVIS workshop series, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is organizing the 4 th Quantum Matters in Materials Science (QMMS) workshop in-person on Feb 19-20, 2025. The workshop will be focused on quantum
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0500Jennifer Gerlockhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1861586Spotlight: Game-Changing Microscopy Technique for Identifying Cancerous Cells
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/09/spotlight-game-changing-microscopy-technique-identifying-cancerous-cells
Breast-conserving surgery, or lumpectomy, is a treatment for early-stage breast cancer. It’s important for surgeons to remove enough tissue around the tumor to ensure that no cancer cells are left, but still conserve the surrounding healthy tissue as
Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1860591New Report Highlights Economic Value of Neutron Science to U.S. Industry
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/09/new-report-highlights-economic-value-neutron-science-us-industry
Research using neutron beams provides an economic return far larger than the cost of building and operating neutron facilities, according to an economic impact analysis.
Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1859371Major Leap for Nuclear Clock Paves Way for Ultraprecise Timekeeping
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/09/major-leap-nuclear-clock-paves-way-ultraprecise-timekeeping
These clocks could lead to improved timekeeping and navigation, faster internet speeds, and advances in fundamental physics research.
Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1859356Spotlight: Cassie Stoffer Helps Run Calibration and Measurement Services Related to Magnetic Resonance
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/08/spotlight-cassie-stoffer-helps-run-calibration-and-measurement-services
If you ask NIST physicist Cassie Stoffer what she finds most exciting about science, it’s seeing what she learned in a textbook have real-world applications. Cassie helps run calibration and measurement services related to magnetic resonance imaging
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1859296Tiny New Lasers Fill a Long-Standing Gap in the Rainbow of Visible-Light Colors, Opening New Applications
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/08/tiny-new-lasers-fill-long-standing-gap-rainbow-visible-light-colors-opening
Researchers have created orange, yellow and green lasers tiny enough to fit on a chip.
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1858966Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA) 2023 Workshop - Building a Unified Vision from Research to Regulation
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/09/photopolymer-additive-manufacturing-alliance-pama-2023-workshop-building
Description RadTech and NIST are thrilled to host the second in-person photopolymer additive manufacturing workshop in Boulder, Co. from September 18-19, 2023. The event is designed to enable candid, pre-competitive conversation regarding the state
Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400Theresa Thomashttps://www.nist.gov/node/1856486What Time Is It on the Moon?
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/08/what-time-it-moon
New lunar time proposal is a first step for Moon GPS.
Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1856461NIST Participates in White House Summit on Standards for Critical and Emerging Technology
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/07/nist-participates-white-house-summit-standards-critical-and-emerging
A new Implementation Roadmap provides recommendations and actions for putting the U.S. standards strategy into effect.
Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1854756From Pandemics to Pedicures: NIST Rebuilds World-Class UV Calibration System
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/07/pandemics-pedicures-nist-rebuilds-world-class-uv-calibration-system
UV detectors need to be carefully calibrated to ensure that the UV light used is both safe and effective.
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1854506NIST Researchers Identify a Cheaper, More Convenient Method to Detect Asbestos
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/06/nist-researchers-identify-cheaper-more-convenient-method-detect-asbestos
Researchers have verified that scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is a highly accurate way to test air samples for the presence of asbestos.
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1852236World’s Most Accurate and Precise Atomic Clock Pushes New Frontiers in Physics
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/07/worlds-most-accurate-and-precise-atomic-clock-pushes-new-frontiers-physics
The clock is the latest demonstration that a much more precise definition of the official second is possible and that new applications of clocks are feasible.
Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1850776Additive Construction – The Path to Standardization II
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2024/08/additive-construction-path-standardization-ii
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Engineering Laboratory (EL) Materials and Structural Systems Division (MSSD) studies the durability and service life of infrastructure materials (polymer, concrete, engineered composites) for
Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400Sabina Mohanhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1849456Spotlight: Geomagnetic Storm Creates Bright Northern Lights While Also Affecting NIST’s Cesium Clocks
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/05/spotlight-geomagnetic-storm-creates-bright-northern-lights-while-also
Did you see the northern lights recently? NIST’s cesium fountain clocks did.
Tue, 21 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1848821With Some Bumps, NIST Scientists Devise a Novel Way to Extend the Wavelength Range of Microcombs
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/06/some-bumps-nist-scientists-devise-novel-way-extend-wavelength-range
Microcombs – chip-scale devices that generate and measure frequencies of light with exquisite accuracy – have transformed timekeeping and boosted optical communications. However, their operation is typically limited to a narrow range of near-infrared
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1848521The Big Quantum Chill: NIST Scientists Modify Common Lab Refrigerator to Cool Faster With Less Energy
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/04/big-quantum-chill-nist-scientists-modify-common-lab-refrigerator-cool
By modifying a refrigerator commonly used in both research and industry, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have drastically reduced the time and energy required to cool materials to within a few degrees above
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1846311Spotlight: The Real-World Applications of Quantum With Julia Scherschligt
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/04/spotlight-real-world-applications-quantum-julia-scherschligt
For NIST physicist Julia Scherschligt, the most exciting thing about quantum is seeing the real-world applications of this science. Julia leads a group that is using ultracold atoms, which follow the rules of quantum physics — the study of energy and
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1846236Spotlight: Building the Next Generation of Quantum Computers and Networks With Tasshi Dennis
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/04/spotlight-building-next-generation-quantum-computers-and-networks-tasshi
When NIST scientist Tasshi Dennis first encountered quantum physics as a student, he was skeptical it would ever amount to any practical applications. Little did he know that decades later, he would be at the forefront of NIST's efforts to build the
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1846226Spotlight: Shape-Shifting Probes Will Help Improve MRI Imaging
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/04/spotlight-shape-shifting-probes-will-help-improve-mri-imaging
Not all gems are the precious stone kind. In the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a type of microscopic magnetic probes called geometrically encoded magnetic sensors (GEMS) are capable of enhancing MRIs. However, these probes are still
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1846216Spotlight: Chip-Scale Frequency Combs Can Be Integrated With Other Sensors
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/04/spotlight-chip-scale-frequency-combs-can-be-integrated-other-sensors
Frequency combs — specialized lasers that act like rulers to measure light — are now being brought down to a low-power, chip-scale form. NIST researchers David Long, Vladimir Aksyuk and their colleagues have developed frequency combs on a chip that
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/18455262024 Time and Frequency Seminar
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2024/08/2024-time-and-frequency-seminar
NIST Time and Frequency Division's annual seminar covers precision clocks and oscillators, atomic frequency standards, rf and optical synchronization, optical oscillators, quantum information, optical cooling and heating; making precise frequency
Tue, 13 Aug 2024 02:00:00 -0400Pauline Truonghttps://www.nist.gov/node/1843461CHIPS R&D National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP) Advanced Packaging Summit
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/chips-rd-national-advanced-packaging-manufacturing-program-napmp-advanced
The National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP) and NASA Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley are co-hosting an Advanced Packaging Summit as a hybrid virtual and in-person event at the NASA Ames Conference Center in
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0400Sabina Mohanhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1843076Researchers develop a new type of frequency comb that promises to further boost the accuracy of time keeping
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/03/researchers-develop-new-type-frequency-comb-promises-further-boost-accuracy
Chip-based devices known as frequency combs, which measure the frequency of light waves with unparalleled precision, have revolutionized time keeping, the detection of planets outside of our solar system and high-speed optical communication. Now
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1842476Bullseye! NIST Devises a Method to Accurately Center Quantum Dots Within Photonic Chips
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/03/bullseye-nist-devises-method-accurately-center-quantum-dots-within-photonic
Devices that capture the brilliant light from millions of quantum dots, including chip-scale lasers and optical amplifiers, have made the transition from laboratory experiments to commercial products. But newer types of quantum-dot devices have been
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1842266Shrinking Technology, Expanding Horizons: Compact Chips Advance Precision Timing for Communications, Navigation and Other Applications
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/03/shrinking-technology-expanding-horizons-compact-chips-advance-precision
This technology shrinks a tabletop system into a chip-sized format, reducing power usage and making it more applicable for use in everyday devices.
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1841566NIST Physicist Sae Woo Nam, Pioneer in Single-Photon Detectors, Passes Away
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/03/nist-physicist-sae-woo-nam-pioneer-single-photon-detectors-passes-away
During his 25-year career at NIST, Sae Woo performed groundbreaking work. He died in January at 53.
Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1841406NIST Researchers Use Cellphone Compass to Measure Tiny Concentrations of Compounds Important for Human Health
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/04/nist-researchers-use-cellphone-compass-measure-tiny-concentrations
Nearly every modern cellphone has a built-in compass, or magnetometer, that detects the direction of Earth’s magnetic field, providing critical information for navigation. Now a team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and
Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1840941Scientists Observe Long-Predicted Superconductor Property Using a Quantum Simulator
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/02/scientists-observe-long-predicted-superconductor-property-using-quantum
New insights can help scientists make superconducting materials more robust and useful.
Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1839386New IEC/ISO Joint Technical Committee on Quantum Technologies—Inviting Participants for the U.S. National Committee Technical Advisory Group
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/02/new-ieciso-joint-technical-committee-quantum-technologies-inviting
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) have recently approved the formation of a new Joint Technical Committee (JTC) on Quantum Technologies , managed by the British Standards
Fri, 09 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000Cheryl Williams Leveyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1839176Henry Moseley and the Periodic Table of the Elements
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/02/henry-moseley-and-periodic-table-elements
World War I, Gallipoli front, the allied forces consisting of the soldiers from Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand attacked and partly occupied the Gallipoli Peninsula of the Ottoman Empire (present Turkey) starting April 25, 1915. The goal
Tue, 06 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000Shelby Bowershttps://www.nist.gov/node/1838906Spotlight: A New Wavelength of Scientific Exploration With Single-Photon Detectors
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/spotlight-new-wavelength-scientific-exploration-single-photon-detectors
From the minuscule bindings of molecules to the far reaches of space, we’re exploring the universe around us by catching sight of the smallest particles of light.
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1837961Microwave Detectors and Multiplexing: NIST Researchers Help Astronomers Examine the Early Universe
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/microwave-detectors-and-multiplexing-nist-researchers-help-astronomers
Perched atop a high plateau in Chile’s Atacama Desert, a long-awaited observatory is beginning to take shape: the largest suite of ground-based telescopes devoted to studying the oldest light in the universe, radiation left over from the Big Bang
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1837601Cells’ Electric Fields Keep Nanoparticles at Bay, Scientists Confirm
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/cells-electric-fields-keep-nanoparticles-bay-scientists-confirm
The surprisingly strong effect could have implications for drug design and delivery.
Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000Sarah Hendersonhttps://www.nist.gov/node/18369762024 IEEE Conference on Computational Imaging Using Synthetic Apertures (CISA)
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2024-ieee-conference-computational-imaging-using-synthetic-apertures-cisa
Join us for a co-hosted event with the IEEE Signal Processing Society, the IEEE Synthetic Aperture Standards Committee, and the IEEE Synthetic Aperture Technical Working Group at the NIST Boulder campus. Researchers and engineers will engage in
Mon, 20 May 2024 02:00:00 -0400Pauline Truonghttps://www.nist.gov/node/1834581NIST Researchers Help Design a Prototype Quantum Computer
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/12/nist-researchers-help-design-prototype-quantum-computer
Researchers have created a prototype quantum computer with a record number of qubits—the analog of bits in an ordinary computer—capable of performing logical operations. The feat promises to be an important step towards building a practical quantum
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1833141NIST’s Ultra-small, Shape-shifting GEMS Offer an Easier and Cheaper way to improve MRI Imaging
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/12/nists-ultra-small-shape-shifting-gems-offer-easier-and-cheaper-way-improve
Microscopic magnetic probes that change shape in response to their environment may greatly enhance magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, producing the probes, which are still experimental and have not yet been used in humans, has required access
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000Pamela L Coreyhttps://www.nist.gov/node/1833136