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New JILA Technique Reveals Hidden Properties of Ultracold Atomic Gases
Release Date: 08/06/2008 BOULDER, Colo.— Physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of … more
Loopy Photons Clarify ’Spookiness‘ of Quantum Physics
Release Date: 03/18/2008 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Joint Quantum Institute (NIST/University of Maryland) have … more
A Sub-femtosecond Stop Watch for ‘Photon Finish’ Races
Release Date: 03/14/2008 Using a system that can compare the travel times of two photons with sub-femtosecond precision, scientists at the Joint Quantum Institute (a … more
JILA Solves Problem of Quantum Dot ‘Blinking’
Release Date: 01/23/2008 Quantum dots—tiny, intense, tunable sources of colorful light—are illuminating new opportunities in biomedical research, … more
NIST Physicist Receives APS I.I. Rabi Prize
Release Date: 11/09/2006 The American Physical Society (APS) announced last week the selection of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicist Jun Ye, … more
NIST Staff Honored in 2006 Presidential Rank Awards
Release Date: 11/09/2006 Five senior members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) staff have been honored in the 2006 Presidential Rank Awards. The … more
NIST Physicists Boost 'Entanglement' of Atom Pairs
Release Date: 10/18/2006 The NIST process for "purifying" an unusual property of quantum physics called entanglement involves illuminating two pairs of beryllium ions … more
Joint Quantum Institute Created by University of Maryland, NIST and NSA
Release Date: 09/11/2006 COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Today, the University of Maryland (UM), the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and … more
Gold Nanoparticles Prove to Be Hot Stuff
Release Date: 08/31/2006 A gold nanobead, trapped with 205 milliwatts of infrared laser light, heats up to about 75 degrees C or 167 degrees F (shown in dark red) and 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
Code for ‘Unbreakable’ Quantum Encryption Generated at Record Speed over Fiber
Release Date: 04/18/2006 Gaithersburg, Md.—Raw code for “unbreakable” encryption, based on the principles of quantum physics, has been … 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
Noisy Pictures Tell a Story of 'Entangled' Atoms, JILA Physicists Find
Release Date: 03/22/2005 Similar patterns of "noise" are evident in these two images. The images are taken directly after molecules have been split into … more |
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