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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
New Filtration Material Could Make Petroleum Refining Cheaper, More Efficient
Release Date: 05/23/2013 This view of the molecular structure of the MOF shows the triangular channels that run through the material. The walls of these channels trap the … more
New Temporal Filtering Technique Improves Solid-State Single Photon Sources
Release Date: 05/08/2013 Schematic showing a single photon source (SPS) that is created from a quantum dot (QD) by optically pumping it with a periodically pulsed … more
NIST Demonstrates Transfer of Ultraprecise Time Signals over a Wireless Optical Channel
Release Date: 04/30/2013 By bouncing eye-safe laser pulses off a mirror on a hillside, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have … more
NIST Tests in New York City Suggest How to Improve Emergency Radio Communications
Release Date: 04/17/2013 Radio communications can be unreliable in underground tunnels and other large, complicated structures, posing a safety hazard for emergency … more
PML Scientists Make Better SEM Imaging and Measurements in the Nano Era Possible
Release Date: 03/14/2013
New NIST Microscope Measures Nanomagnet Property Vital to 'Spintronics'
Release Date: 03/14/2013 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new microscope able to view and measure an important but … more
NIST Mechanical Micro-Drum Used as Quantum Memory
Release Date: 03/13/2013 One of the oldest forms of computer memory is back again—but in a 21st century microscopic device designed by physicists at the National … more
Nanoelectronics Conference Will Focus on Semiconductor Industry's Future
Release Date: 03/05/2013 How the semiconductor industry can create the next generations of nanoscale computing technology will be one of the themes of the 2013 … more
High Efficiency Single Photon Detector
Release Date: 02/19/2013 Francesco Marsili at the SPD experiment. The metal cylinder at top left is the device's … more
Current Shunt Calibrations
Release Date: 01/28/2013 Marlin Kraft of PML's Quantum Measurement Division adjusts connections on a current shunt resistor that dates from 1899. At left is NIST's … more
'Standard Quantum Limit' Smashed, Could Mean Better Fiber-Optic Comms
Release Date: 01/08/2013 Communicating with light may soon get a lot easier, hints recent research* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the … more
Photons Emitted by Quantum Dots Can be Made Indistinguishable Through Quantum Frequency Conversion
Release Date: 12/19/2012 The quantum frequency conversion system uses two pump lasers whose frequency difference is matched to the difference between the two input photon … more |
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