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First 2D Pictures of a 'Frequency Comb' Transform It into a Brush
Release Date: 02/07/2007 Technique Reveals Colors and Intensity of All Lightwaves Simultaneously False-color images of the "fingerprints" of molecular iodine, … more
NIST Physicist Wins APS Keithley Award
Release Date: 11/22/2006 The American Physical Society (APS) has named National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicist Kent Irwin as the recipient of the … more
NIST Physicist Receives APS I.I. Rabi Prize
Release Date: 11/09/2006 The American Physical Society (APS) announced last week the selection of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicist Jun Ye, … more
NIST Staff Honored in 2006 Presidential Rank Awards
Release Date: 11/09/2006 Five senior members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) staff have been honored in the 2006 Presidential Rank Awards. The … more
'Tornadoes' Are Transferred From Light to Sodium Atoms
Release Date: 11/09/2006 For the first time, tornado-like rotational motions have been transferred from light to atoms in a controlled way at the National Institute of … more
O’Brian Named Director of NIST Boulder Laboratories
Release Date: 10/26/2006 Thomas R. O'Brian, chief of the Time and Frequency Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been appointed … more
NIST Physicists Boost 'Entanglement' of Atom Pairs
Release Date: 10/18/2006 The NIST process for "purifying" an unusual property of quantum physics called entanglement involves illuminating two pairs of beryllium ions … more
NIST Physicist Awarded Service to America Medal
Release Date: 09/28/2006 Dr. William D. Phillips, the first researcher from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to become a Nobel Laureate, has been … more
Joint Quantum Institute Created by University of Maryland, NIST and NSA
Release Date: 09/11/2006 COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Today, the University of Maryland (UM), the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and … more
Gold Nanoparticles Prove to Be Hot Stuff
Release Date: 08/31/2006 A gold nanobead, trapped with 205 milliwatts of infrared laser light, heats up to about 75 degrees C or 167 degrees F (shown in dark red) and the … more
Two NIST Researchers Earn Presidential Honors
Release Date: 08/03/2006 The White House has announced that two researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are among the 56 recipients of the … more
‘Micro-boxes’ of Water Used to Study Single Molecules
Release Date: 07/20/2006 Prodded by optical tweezers, two "hydrosomes" move together and fuse to mix their contents, in an experiment using water droplets as minuscule … more
Mercury Atomic Clock Sets Time-Keeping Record
Release Date: 07/20/2006 NIST physicist Jim Bergquist with the world's most accurate clock. The silver cylinder in the foreground is a magnetically shielded cryogenic … more
Road to AC Voltage Standard Leads to Important Junction
Release Date: 07/20/2006 After 10 years of research, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has unveiled the world's first precision instrument for … more
Mercury Atomic Clock Keeps Time with Record Accuracy
Release Date: 07/14/2006 BOULDER, COLO.—An experimental atomic clock based on a single mercury atom is now at least five times more precise than the national … more |
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