http://www.nist.gov The National Institute of Standards and Technology http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/spin-050712.cfm Mon, 07 May 2012 18:25:34 GMT Gaithersburg, Md.amp-An international team of researchers including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has found what may be the first known example of a 'spin-orbital liquid,' a substance in a ... d97c6efa-7198-e111-b429-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/light-050212.cfm Wed, 02 May 2012 16:41:09 GMT Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a novel way of producing light pulses that are 'superluminal'amp-in some sense they travel faster than the speed of light.* The technique, called ... 9afadd8e-7594-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/polymers/films-050212.cfm Wed, 02 May 2012 16:33:21 GMT A new study by a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) indicates that thin polymer films can have different properties depending on the method by which they are made. The results* ... a6c8f079-7494-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div683/tweezers-050212.cfm Wed, 02 May 2012 16:05:00 GMT Using a refined technique for trapping and manipulating nanoparticles, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have extended the trapped particles useful life more than tenfold.* This new approach, which ... 06493084-7094-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/qubits-042512.cfm Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:18:30 GMT Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a quantum simulator that can engineer interactions among hundreds of quantum bits (qubits)amp-10 times more than previous devices. As described in the ... 652404a9-d08e-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/brain-041912.cfm Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:41:34 GMT A miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed an important research milestone by successfully measuring human brain activity. Experiments reported this week* ... 86cdfba3-578a-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/labs-041712.cfm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:35:10 GMT Two new advanced laboratory buildings for high-precision science and measurements have officially opened in Boulder, Colo., providing upgraded facilities to support technology innovation and economic growth as well as the training of ... fa8fcacc-cc88-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/laser-041712.cfm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:12:34 GMT Physicists at JILA have demonstrated a novel 'superradiant' laser that works on a subtly different principle than ordinary lasers. In principle, the new JILA laser could be 100 to 1,000 times more stable than the best conventional ... 196674a2-c988-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/newlabs-041112.cfm Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:43:52 GMT JILA, a joint institute of the University of Colorado Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology that has produced three Nobel Prize winners since 2001, has opened a new wing with advanced laboratories for its ... b09ca712-ed83-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/superradiant-040412.cfm Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:24:25 GMT BOULDER, Colo. amp- Physicists at JILA have demonstrated a novel amp"superradiantamp" laser design, which has the potential to be 100 to 1,000 times more stable than the best conventional visible lasers. This type of laser could boost ... b10a2d31-6a7e-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/comb-030612.cfm Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:41:01 GMT 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.NIST researchers and collaborators measured the frequencies, or colors, of infrared ... f087b10a-d567-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div682/solar-030612.cfm Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:33:22 GMT Organic solar cells may be a step closer to market because of measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), where a team of scientists has developed a better ... 4cb329fa-d367-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/iron-020712.cfm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:58:31 GMT A team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland has found an iron-based superconductor that operates at the highest known temperature for a material in its class.* The discovery inches ... 0cdfadd1-d651-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/euv_comb.cfm Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:14:00 GMT Physicists at JILA have created the first amp"frequency combamp" in the extreme ultraviolet band of the spectrum, high-energy light less than 100 nanometers (nm) in wavelength. Laser-generated frequency combs are the most accurate method ... 2f9f9f67-274c-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/radiometer-122011.cfm Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:56:09 GMT Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a prototype device capable of absolute measurements of optical power delivered through an optical fiber.Colorized micrograph of multi-walled ... 8315d3ff-4c2b-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/atoms-dressed-with-light-show-new-interactions-could-reveal-way-to-observe-enigmatic-particle.cfm Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:57:56 GMT Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found a way to manipulate atomsamp' internal states with lasers that dramatically influences their interactions in specific ways. Such light-tweaked atoms can ... 58cbca57-ce21-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/pmg-120611.cfm Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:37:33 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals for the next round of funding in its long-running Precision Measurement Grant Program (PMGP). The program provides support for experiments to make novel, ... d547caef-4920-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/scuba2-array.cfm Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:44:27 GMT The worldamp's largest submillimeter cameraamp-based on superconducting technology designed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)amp-is now ready to scan the universe, including faint and faraway parts never seen ... 343fe8f9-1d1d-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/general/20111122_parity_historic_site.cfm Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:18:36 GMT Page 90 of Ernest Amblers laboratory notebook recording the historic parity conservation experiment on December 27, 1956.Credit: NISTView hi-resolution imagetbod 02e2a348-4f15-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/antimatter-110811.cfm Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:30:22 GMT Why there is stuff in the universeamp-more properly, why there is an imbalance between matter and antimatteramp-is one of the long-standing mysteries of cosmology. A team of researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and ... e9b7a5c3-500a-e111-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/comb-102511.cfm Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:51:55 GMT Laser frequency combsamp-extraordinarily precise tools for measuring frequencies (or colors) of lightamp-have helped propel advances in timekeeping, trace gas detection and related physics research to new heights in the past decade. ... 8e08c20b-4bff-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/coalesce-102511.cfm Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:27:52 GMT If quantum computers are ever to be realized, they likely will be made of different types of parts that will need to share information with one another, just like the memory and logic circuits in todays computers do. However, prospects ... 02b6aab7-47ff-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/spintronic-101911.cfm Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:17:38 GMT An advanced material that could help bring about next-generation 'spintronic' computers has revealed one of its fundamental secrets to a team of scientists from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and the National Institute of Standards ... 660e54f3-86fa-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/qubit-083011.cfm Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:56:52 GMT Thanks to advances in experimental design, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have achieved a record-low probability of error in quantum information processing with a single quantum bit (qubit)amp-the ... ae219c87-4ad3-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/metallurgy/hydrogen-083011.cfm Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:15:14 GMT With a nod to biology, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have a new approach to the problem of safely storing hydrogen in future fuel-cell-powered cars. Their idea: molecular scale 'veins' of iron ... 22bb15b9-43d3-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/ions-083011.cfm Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:35:28 GMT Much like a meteor impacting a planet, highly charged ions hit really hard and can do a lot of damage, albeit on a much smaller scale. And much like geologists determine the size and speed of the meteor by looking at the hole it left, ... c69cf910-3fd3-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/spielman-083011.cfm Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:14:25 GMT Ian Spielman, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute, a collaborative enterprise of NIST and the University of Maryland, was selected to receive the Junior BEC ... fec83e2e-3cd3-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/photon-082211.cfm Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:57:57 GMT Surprisingly, transmitting information-rich photons thousands of miles through fiber-optic cable is far easier than reliably sending them just a few nanometers through a computer circuit. However, it may soon be possible to steer these ... 7021324c-becc-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/tangle-081611.cfm Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:22:11 GMT Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have, for the first time, linked the quantum properties of two separated ions (electrically charged atoms) by manipulating them with microwaves instead of the usual ... 8e336059-45c8-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/microwave-quantum-081011.cfm Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:51:17 GMT New Approach Harnesses Mature Electronics to Simplify Ion-trap Quantum ComputersBOULDER, Colo. amp- Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time linked the quantum properties of two ... 43057824-60c3-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/laser-071911.cfm Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:14:51 GMT Terahertz radiation can penetrate numerous materialsamp-plastic, clothing, paper and some biological tissuesamp-making it an attractive candidate for applications such as concealed weapons detection, package inspection and imaging skin ... 18be87b5-43b2-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/constants-071911.cfm Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:54:21 GMT The electromagnetic force has gotten a little stronger, gravity a little weaker, and the size of the smallest 'quantum' of energy is now known a little better. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has posted* the ... 617d5ddc-40b2-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/table-070611.cfm Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:17:44 GMT Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a tunable superconducting circuit on a chip that can place a single microwave photon (particle of light) in two frequencies, or colors, at the same ... 7603ef49-15a8-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/cahn-070611.cfm Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:53:55 GMT John Cahn, an emeritus senior fellow and materials scientist at the U.S. Commerce Departmentamp's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been named to receive the prestigious Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology. Cahns ... cbf010fe-11a8-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/drum-tb070611.cfm Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:09:47 GMT Showcasing new tools for developing quantum circuits made of mechanical parts, scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a flexible, broadly applicable technique for steadily damping the ... da5d518a-18a8-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/drum-070611.cfm Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:09:47 GMT BOULDER, Colo. amp- Showcasing new tools for widespread development of quantum circuits made of mechanical parts, scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a flexible, broadly usable ... bc06e614-eaa7-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/detector-063011.cfm Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:10:48 GMT By swapping one superconducting material for another, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found a practical way to boost the efficiency of the worlds fastest single-photon detector, while also ... 5783538f-54a3-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/noise-062711.cfm Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:13:10 GMT By combining advanced laser technologies in a new way, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have generated microwave signals that are more pure and stable than those from conventional electronic ... 124d4dbb-f9a0-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/kyoto-prize-062411.cfm Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:30:10 GMT John Cahn, an emeritus senior fellow and materials scientist at the U.S. Commerce Departmentamp's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was named today to receive the prestigious Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology. ... 6831e7f5-7c9e-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div683/nanowire-052411.cfm Wed, 18 May 2011 21:08:00 GMT In this schematic image (top) and transmission electron micrograph, a d9a23c8c-6781-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/van-051011.cfm Tue, 10 May 2011 19:31:25 GMT In a step toward taking the most advanced atomic clocks on the road, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed and demonstrated a super-stable laser operating in a cramped, vibrating ... d644d402-3c7b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div685/chirp-051011.cfm Tue, 10 May 2011 19:16:32 GMT Trace gas detection, the ability to detect a scant quantity of a particular moleculeamp-a whiff of formaldehyde or a hint of acetoneamp-in a vast sea of others, underlies many important applications, from medical tests to air pollution ... 49cd7ce7-397b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/clark-051011.cfm Tue, 10 May 2011 18:45:13 GMT Physicist Charles Clark of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been named a co-director of the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a research collaboration that includes NIST and the University of Maryland. Clark ... 213a8690-357b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/ye-051011.cfm Tue, 10 May 2011 18:20:11 GMT Physicist Jun Ye, a Fellow of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and a Fellow of JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. ... 9d8c8c10-327b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/bbr-050611.cfm Fri, 06 May 2011 13:00:41 GMT A team of physicists from the United States and Russia announced today* that it has developed a means for computing, with unprecedented accuracy, a tiny, temperature-dependent source of error in atomic clocks. Although small, the ... bab83ac8-e077-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/polymers/glass-042611.cfm Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:37:48 GMT Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Wesleyan University have used computer simulations to gain basic insights into a fundamental problem in material science related to glass-forming materials, ... 88b17af2-4470-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div682/xray-041211.cfm Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:14:55 GMT The idea of probing the bodys interior with radiation stretches back to experiments with X rays in the 1800s, but more than a century later, images taken with radiological scans still are not considered reliable enough to, for example, ... bf76aa79-4165-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/cundiff-041209.cfm Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:34:01 GMT Steven Cundiff, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has received the 2011 William F. Meggers Award from the Optical Society of America (OSA).The Meggers Award recognizes outstanding work in ... 4ba0b2c2-3b65-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/speeches/gallagher_032411.cfm Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:03:10 GMT 0f6e6306-6664-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/atom-033011.cfm Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:08:04 GMT Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland (UM) have created the first nontrivial amp"atom circuit,amp" a donut-shaped loop of ultracold gas atoms circulating in a current ... 582e93b3-115b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/fields-033011.cfm Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:38:21 GMT Completing the story they started by creating synthetic magnetic fields,* scientists from the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland, ... aa6afd32-055b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/20110315_drum.cfm Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:21:48 GMT Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an electromechanical circuit in which microwaves communicate with a vibrating mechanical component 1,000 times more vigorously than ever achieved ... 6dc18e85-524f-e011-b470-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/20110315_coupling.cfm Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:02:12 GMT Physicists at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) have for the first time caused a gas of atoms to exhibit an important quantum phenomenon known as spin-orbit coupling. Their technique opens new possibilities for studying and better ... 1e1b55c8-4f4f-e011-b470-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/drum-030911.cfm Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:35:23 GMT Device May Help Process Information and Measure Motion at Quantum ScaleBOULDER, Colo.amp-Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an electromechanical circuit in which microwaves ... c1176b58-5a4a-e011-b470-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/spinorbit-030211.cfm Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:29:55 GMT Technique Suggests an Avenue for Creating New Kinds of SuperconductivityGAITHERSBURG, Md.amp-Physicists at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University ... 220d8978-d944-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/math/oof-030111.cfm Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:40:30 GMT Before you can build that improved turbojet engine, before you can create that longer-lasting battery, you have to ensure all the newfangled materials in it will behave the way you wantamp-even under conditions as harsh as the upper ... 3e2309dd-5444-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/atoms-030111.cfm Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:07:00 GMT Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time coaxed two atoms in separate locations to take turns jiggling back and forth while swapping the smallest measurable units of energy. The ... eeabe405-5a44-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/quantum-022311.cfm Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:07:07 GMT New technique has potential to simplify future information processingBOULDER, Colo.amp-Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time coaxed two atoms in separate locations to take turns ... 7c6877c5-663f-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/qdot-022210.cfm Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:25:12 GMT Like snowflakes or fingerprints, no two quantum dots are identical. But a new etching method for shaping and positioning these semiconductor nanocrystals might change that. Whats more, tests at the National Institute of Standards and ... 6a73da1a-ca3e-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/wwvh-021511.cfm Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:26:24 GMT The sun is now a significant power source for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) radio station WWVH, which broadcasts time of day, marine storm warnings, and other information to listeners worldwide from its base ... 79217d68-5239-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/clock-021511.cfm Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:21:00 GMT In a paradox typical of the quantum world, JILA scientists have eliminated collisions between atoms in an atomic clock by packing the atoms closer together. The surprising discovery, described in the Feb. 3 issue of Science Express,* can ... 6239a55b-4d39-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/jila-020311.cfm Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:21:12 GMT BOULDER, Colo.amp-In a paradox typical of the quantum world, JILA scientists have eliminated collisions between atoms in an atomic clock by packing the atoms closer together. The surprising discovery, described in the Feb. 3 issue of ... 42a68a12-a92f-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/tem_011911.cfm Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:39:52 GMT Electron microscopes are among the most widely used scientific and medical tools for studying and understanding a wide range of materials, from biological tissue to miniature magnetic devices, at tiny levels of detail. Now, researchers ... 34b1ed3b-0c24-e011-b295-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/radiation_011911.cfm Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:37:00 GMT JILA researchers have developed a laser-based source of terahertz radiation that is unusually efficient and less prone to damage than similar systems. The technology might be useful in applications such as detecting trace gases or ... 4d2944b5-4223-e011-b295-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div685/photon_011911.cfm Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:27:00 GMT The quantum computers of tomorrow might use photons, or particles of light, to move around the data they need to make calculations, but photons are tricky to work with. Two new papers* by researchers working at the National Institute of ... d3c3704b-4123-e011-b295-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/dna_011911.cfm Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:18:00 GMT Using a new experimental test structure, biophysicists at JILA have unraveled part of a 15-year mystery in the mechanics of DNAamp-just how the molecule manages to suddenly extend to almost twice its normal length. The new test structure ... 65768806-4023-e011-b295-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/cnst/stroscio_011911.cfm Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:59:00 GMT Joseph Stroscio, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS ... dfd43763-3d23-e011-b295-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div685/telescope_010511.cfm Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:57:18 GMT Is the expansion of the universe accelerating for some unknown reason? This is one of the mysteries plaguing astrophysics, and somewhere in distant galaxies are yet-unseen supernovae that may hold the key. Now, thanks to a telescope ... 18b86e58-0e19-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/time_010511.cfm Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:25:49 GMT For Web site owners and bloggers, there is a new widget from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that will keep your Web pages right on time.Web amp"widgetsamp" are small application programs designed to be run ... b6b5c1f4-0919-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/sonar_110910.cfm Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:13:38 GMT Using a neutron beam as a probe, researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have begun to reveal the crystal structure of a compound essential to technologies ranging from sonar to computer memory. ... 5a5ddafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/afm_110910.cfm Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:05:43 GMT The researchers characterize their new technique as a neat solution to the 'needle in a haystack' problem of nanoscale microscopy, but its more like the difference between finding the coffee table in a darkened room either by walking ... 575ddafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/20101026_volt.cfm Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:21:14 GMT Extending its 26-year tradition of innovative quantum voltage standards, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have begun shipping a new 10-volt standard to users around the world. The programmable ... be5adafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/20101026_si.cfm Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:41:34 GMT Taking the first steps of what would be a major historical advance in the science of measurement, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is participating in a worldwide effort to recommend major revisions to the ... ac5adafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/breath_101310.cfm Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:46:18 GMT Scientists at JILA and collaborators have demonstrated an improved laser-based 'molecular fingerprinting' technique that picks out traces of key hydrogen-containing and other molecules from a billion other particles in a gas in just 30 ... a15adafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/magnetic_101310.cfm Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:12:52 GMT Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the German national metrology institute have used NISTs miniature atom-based magnetic sensor to successfully track a human heartbeat, confirming the devices ... 855adafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/cnst/photons_101310.cfm Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:55:25 GMT Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated* for the first time the conversion of near-infrared 1,300 nm wavelength single photons emitted from a true quantum source, a semiconductor quantum ... 7c5adafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/spielman_20101013.cfm Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:41:17 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technologyamp's Ian Spielman is highlighted in the November, 2010, issue of Popular Science, where the magazineamp's editors have named him to their annual amp"Brilliant Tenamp" list.Spielman was ... 6c5adafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div685/lighting_092810.cfm Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:20:07 GMT Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, have become popular with backpackers and cyclists who mount them on headbands for a reliable, hands-free source of illumination. Now, a new lab at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ... d955dafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/clocks_092810.cfm Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:16:13 GMT Scientists have long known that time passes faster at higher elevationsamp-a curious aspect of Einsteinamp's theories of relativity that previously has been measured by comparing clocks on the Earthamp's surface and a high-flying rocket. ... c455dafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/aluminum-atomic-clock_092310.cfm Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:26:26 GMT BOULDER, Colo. amp- Scientists have known for decades that time passes faster at higher elevationsamp-a curious aspect of Einsteins theories of relativity that previously has been measured by comparing clocks on the Earths surface and a ... 2769c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/cat_083110.cfm Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:03:51 GMT Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created 'quantum cats' made of photons (particles of light), boosting prospects for manipulating light in new ways to enhance precision measurements as well as ... c355dafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/yocto_083110.cfm Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:56:32 GMT Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used a small crystal of ions (electrically charged atoms) to detect forces at the scale of yoctonewtons. Measurements of slight forcesamp-one yoctonewton is ... b755dafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/gravity_083110.cfm Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:12:20 GMT A new experiment proposed* by physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may allow researchers to test the effects of gravity with unprecedented precision at very short distancesamp-a scale at which exotic ... 8355dafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/htc_083110.cfm Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:31:09 GMT Measurements taken* at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may help physicists develop a clearer understanding of high-temperature superconductors, whose behavior remains in many ways mysterious decades after their ... 9669c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/uv_083110.cfm Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:51:11 GMT With a brilliant, finely tuned spark of ultraviolet (UV) light, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) helped NASA scientists successfully position a crucial UV sensor inside a space-borne instrument to ... 8769c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/dark_081710.cfm Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:08:53 GMT Harnessing darkness for practical use, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laser power detector coated with the worldaposs darkest materialamp-a forest of carbon nanotubes that ... ea61c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/comb_080310.cfm Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:20:29 GMT Purity of ingredients is a constant concern for the semiconductor industry, because a mere trace of contaminants can damage or ruin tiny devices. In a step toward solving a long-standing problem in semiconductor manufacturing, scientists ... ee60c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/laser_080310.cfm Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:13:58 GMT Green laser pointers have become a popular consumer item, delivering light thatamp's brighter to the eye than red lasers, but stories have circulated on the Web about the potential hazards of inexpensive models. Now, a team led by ... ea60c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/trap_070610.cfm Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:29:50 GMT Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an ion trap with a built-in optical fiber that collects light emitted by single ions (electrically charged atoms), allowing quantum information ... f15dc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/jila_070610.cfm Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:59:10 GMT Scientists at JILA, working with Italian theorists, have discovered another notable similarity between ultracold atomic gases and high-temperature superconductors, suggesting there may be a relatively simple shared explanation for ... d65dc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div683/nanopores_062310.cfm Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:06:47 GMT National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists have moved a step closer to developing the means for a rapid diagnostic blood test that can scan for thousands of disease markers and other chemical indicators of health. ... e55cc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/dark_060910.cfm Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:29:37 GMT In an advance that sounds almost Zen, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado at Boulder, have demonstrated a new type of pulsed laser ... 3e5cc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923