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New Quantum Computing Algorithm Could Simulate Giant Particle Accelerators
Release Date: 06/12/2012 A trio of theorists, including one from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have described how a future quantum computer … more
Quantum Computers Will Be Able to Simulate Particle Collisions
Release Date: 05/31/2012 Quantum computers are still years away, but a trio of theorists has already figured out at least one talent they may have. According to the … more
Spin Polarized Supercurrents Optimized with a Simple Flip
Release Date: 05/11/2012 Using SEMPA, the magnetic structures in the top and bottom layers of a cobalt-ruthenium-cobalt sandwich contained within a superconducting device … more
New Point for Dew Point
Release Date: 05/10/2012 Peter Huang of PML's Sensor Science Division. Peter Huang of the Sensor Science Division’s Temperature and Humidity group has … more
New Vacuum Calibration System: Better, Faster, and Cheaper
Release Date: 05/08/2012 The new, automated Vacuum Comparison Standard can accommodate up to 10 customer gauges of different types at once, with calibration times in the … more
Beaming Up on the Way to Space
Release Date: 05/07/2012 A SURF beam line (foil-wrapped cylinder at right) ends at a vacuum chamber in which the MAVEN EUV filter radiometer was tested. At left, plastic … more
NIST Contributes to Discovery of Novel Quantum Spin-Liquid
Release Date: 05/07/2012 Gaithersburg, Md.—An international team of researchers including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology … more
Teaching the Next Generation of Scientists: PML Reaches out at USA Science and Engineering Festival
Release Date: 05/07/2012 Vincent Lee prepares a demonstration for visiting students. For the second consecutive year, PML played a major role in NIST’s … more
First Light: NIST Researchers Develop New Way to Generate Superluminal Pulses
Release Date: 05/02/2012 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a novel way of producing light pulses that are … more
Fabrication Method Can Affect the Use of Block Copolymer Thin Films
Release Date: 05/02/2012 A new study by a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) indicates that thin polymer films can … more
Light Touch Keeps a Grip on Delicate Nanoparticles
Release Date: 05/02/2012 Using a refined technique for trapping and manipulating nanoparticles, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) … more
NIST Physicists Benchmark Quantum Simulator with Hundreds of Qubits
Release Date: 04/25/2012 Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a quantum simulator that can engineer interactions among … 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
Two New Advanced Laboratories Open at NIST Boulder and JILA
Release Date: 04/17/2012 Two new advanced laboratory buildings for high-precision science and measurements have officially opened in Boulder, Colo., providing upgraded … 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 |
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