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JILA , a joint institute of the University of Colorado Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology that has produced three … more

The newly designed ionization chambers, in two sizes.   In the pursuit of precision measurements, nothing is simple, even when the … more

BOULDER, Colo. – Physicists at JILA have demonstrated a novel “superradiant” laser design, which has the potential … more

If there is life on other planets, a laser frequency comb developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may help find it. … more

Organic solar cells may be a step closer to market because of measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and … more

A team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland has found an iron-based superconductor that … more

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Physicists at JILA have created the first “frequency comb” in the extreme ultraviolet band of the spectrum, high-energy light … more

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a prototype device capable of absolute measurements of … more

Contamination forms on a clean multi-layer surface (top) when EUV photons react (middle) with gases, resulting in carbonaceous deposits (bottom). … more

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found a way to manipulate atoms’ internal states with … more

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals for the next round of funding in its long-running Precision … more

The world’s largest submillimeter camera—based on superconducting technology designed by the National Institute of Standards … more

Page 90 of Ernest Ambler's laboratory notebook recording the historic parity conservation experiment on December 27, 1956. Credit: NIST View … more

Why there is stuff in the universe—more properly, why there is an imbalance between matter and antimatter—is one of the … more