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Algorithm Advance Produces Quantum Calculation Record
Release Date: 03/16/2006 Two theoreticians from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Indiana University (IU) have published the most accurate … more
Record-breaking Detector May Aid Nuclear Inspections (Tech Beat)
Release Date: 03/16/2006 Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed and demonstrated the world’s most accurate gamma … more
"Frequency Comb" Spectroscopy Proves to be Powerful Chemical Analysis Tool
Release Date: 03/16/2006 Boulder, Colo. -- Physicists at JILA have designed and demonstrated a highly sensitive new tool for real-time analysis of the quantity, structure, … more
Record-breaking Detector May Aid Nuclear Inspections
Release Date: 03/14/2006 Boulder, Colo.—Scientists at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed and … more
Enjoy New Year's Eve a Second Longer!
Release Date: 12/22/2005 You can toot your New Year's horn an extra second this year, say physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). … more
Einstein Was Right (Again): Experiments Confirm that E= mc2
Release Date: 12/21/2005 An instrument called GAMS4, originally designed and built at NIST and now located at Institut Laue Langevin in France, was used in experiments … more
NIST Physicists Coax Six Atoms into Quantum 'Cat' State
Release Date: 11/30/2005 NIST researchers have succeeded in coaxing six ions into an unusual quantum “cat” state in which their nuclei are collectively … more
NIST Physicist Honored for Technological Innovation
Release Date: 10/20/2005 NIST Fellow Jun Ye was honored Oct. 8 at the "Amazing Light: Visions for Discovery" symposium held to celebrate the 90th birthday of … more
NIST/JILA Fellow Jan Hall Shares 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics
Release Date: 10/04/2005 Congratulatory letter from Congressman Boehlert (requires Acrobat Reader ) Nobel laureate John more
Meeting on New Technologies and Radiation Measurements
Release Date: 09/23/2005 The impact of new technologies on radiation measurements and standards will be the focus of the 14th annual conference of the Council on Ionizing … more
Novel Material May Demonstrate Long-Sought 'Liquid' Magnetic State
Release Date: 09/08/2005 A crystal diagram shows the triangle-shaped atomic structure of nickel gallium sulfide, which may have an unusual magnetic "liquid" … more
Industrial Physics Forum: Innovation Infrastructure
Release Date: 08/26/2005 Industry executives, research managers, academics and science policy decision makers are invited to attend The Industrial Physics Forum on Nov. … more
New Guide Is Timely for Radio Controlled Clocks, Watches
Release Date: 08/10/2005 Got the correct time? Radio controlled clocks and watches that automatically synchronize to official U.S. time provided by the National Institute … more
Compact JILA System Stabilizes Laser Frequency
Release Date: 07/26/2005 A compact, inexpensive method for stabilizing lasers that uses a new design to reduce sensitivity to vibration and gravity 100 times better than … more
Predicting the Lifetime of Extreme UV Optics
Release Date: 07/13/2005 Extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) may be the next-generation patterning technique used to produce smaller and faster microchips with feature … more |
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