Quantum Electrical Measurements Programs & Projects

The Quantum Sensors Project develops sensors based on quantum phenomena for spectroscopy, imaging, and other precision measurements for … more

America's future prosperity and security may rely in part on the exotic properties of quantum mechanics. Research on quantum information (QI) … more

This project is developing new standards using Josephson junctions, superconductor-based devices whose quantum behavior makes them perfect … more

Previous efforts to produce a comprehensive tabulation of atomic x-ray transition energies have been hampered by the fact that a) detectors having … more

Focused beams of ions have a wide range of uses, from nanoscale imaging to the fabrication of nanomaterials.  At the CNST, researchers … more

This project aims to provide the world’s best basis for accurate impedance measurements by tying the U.S. legal system of electrical … more

The NIST ac-dc Difference Project provides U.S. industry with the essential link between ac and the corresponding dc electrical standards via a … more

Quantum-based communication and measurement systems that use novel quantum states of light are being developed around the world. However, the … more

Quantum coherent materials have become important in magnetic sensors as well as information processing technology. For magnetic sensors, … more

Resistance standards traceable to NIST provide references for measurements of current at levels from 2000 A to below 1 pA and are used to support … more

The goal of the Quantum Conductance Project is to develop graphene metrology for intrinsic electrical standards, specifically … more

This project provides the basis for a new definition of mass, based on unchanging quantum properties of nature rather than a physical … more

Our country's way of life depends on the electric power distribution system. Keeping the national electric grid in good working order -- and … more