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NIST Develops 'Dimmer Switch' for Superconducting Quantum Computing
Release Date: 04/27/2010 Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed the first "dimmer switch" for a superconducting circuit … more
NIST Team Demystifies Utility of Power Factor Correction Devices
Release Date: 12/15/2009 If you've seen an Internet ad for capacitor-type power factor correction devices, you might be led to believe that using one can save you money on … more
NIST Super-Sensors to Measure ‘Signature’ of Inflationary Universe
Release Date: 05/05/2009 What happened in the first trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang? Super-sensitive microwave detectors, built … more
NIST’s Novel ‘Noise Thermometry’ May Help Redefine International Unit of Temperature
Release Date: 06/10/2008 After seven years of work, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a system that relies on the … 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
NIST Demonstrates Data ‘Repair Kit’ for Quantum Computers
Release Date: 12/01/2004 NIST physicists Dietrich Leibfried and David Wineland in the laboratory where they have developed a method for correcting data handling errors for … more
A Quantum Mechanical ‘Tune Up’ for Better Measurement
Release Date: 06/04/2004 By exploiting the weird quantum behavior of atoms, physicists at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and … more |
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