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First Observation of Spin Hall Effect in a Quantum Gas Is Step Toward 'Atomtronics'
Release Date: 06/05/2013 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have reported* the first observation of the "spin Hall effect" … more
Nanomagnet Spin Damping
Release Date: 04/26/2013 Tom Silva (left) and Hans Nembach examine the partially disassembled original H-MOMM set-up. The entire configuration is being re-built to measure … more
Uses and Users of NIST's Atomic Spectra Database
Release Date: 12/19/2012 Alexander Kramida (center) talks with Montgomery College students Thomas Carpentier (left) and Eric Carpentier (right). The online Atomic Spectra … more
NIST Experiments Challenge Fundamental Understanding of Electromagnetism
Release Date: 11/27/2012 Observations made with NIST's Electron Beam Ion Trap indicate that in ions with a strongly positive charge, electrons can behave in ways … more
NIST Researcher David Wineland Wins 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics
Release Date: 10/16/2012 David J. Wineland, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has won the … more
NIST's Speedy Ions Could Add Zip to Quantum Computers
Release Date: 08/08/2012 Take that, sports cars! Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can accelerate their beryllium ions from zero to … more
First Observation of the Hall Effect in a Bose-Einstein Condensate
Release Date: 06/19/2012 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have observed for the first time the Hall effect in a gas of ultracold atoms. … more
NIST Mini-sensor Measures Magnetic Activity in Human Brain
Release Date: 04/19/2012 A miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed an important research … more
JILA Superradiant Laser Is 'A New Way of Lasing'
Release Date: 04/17/2012 Physicists at JILA have demonstrated a novel "superradiant" laser that works on a subtly different principle than ordinary lasers. In … more
JILA Team Demonstrates 'A New Way of Lasing': A 'Superradiant' Laser
Release Date: 04/04/2012 BOULDER, Colo. – Physicists at JILA have demonstrated a novel “superradiant” laser design, which has the potential … more
New Colors: JILA Scientists Confirm First 'Frequency Comb' to Probe Ultraviolet Wavelengths
Release Date: 02/01/2012 Physicists at JILA have created the first “frequency comb” in the extreme ultraviolet band of the spectrum, high-energy light … more
Atoms Dressed with Light Show New Interactions, Could Reveal Way to Observe Enigmatic Particle
Release Date: 12/08/2011 Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found a way to manipulate atoms’ internal states with … more
Ion Armageddon: Measuring the Impact Energy of Highly Charged Ions
Release Date: 08/30/2011 Much like a meteor impacting a planet, highly charged ions hit really hard and can do a lot of damage, albeit on a much smaller scale. And much … more
NIST/JQI Researcher Ian Spielman to Receive 2011 Junior BEC Award
Release Date: 08/30/2011 Ian Spielman, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute, a collaborative … more |
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