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NIST Time and Frequency Metrology Seminar to be held June 2-5
Release Date: 03/10/2009 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the 34th annual Time and Frequency Metrology Seminar on June 2-5, 2009, in … more
Colorado Governor Ritter Honors NIST Internet Time Service
Release Date: 02/24/2009 On Feb. 17, Governor Bill Ritter of Colorado presented the 2009 CO-LABS Governor’s Awards for Research Impact to scientists from five … more
Wherefore a Leap Second?
Release Date: 12/23/2008 The spin of the Earth is slowing down. Not by much; only about 0.002 seconds a day (it varies), relative to our modern definition of the second. … more
NIST Physicists are Finalists for Service to America Medals
Release Date: 09/16/2008 Two physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been named finalists for the 2008 Service to America Medals, … more
NIST Physicist Wineland Awarded 2007 National Medal of Science
Release Date: 09/03/2008 Physicist David J. Wineland of NIST Boulder Laboratories in Colorado Credit: NIST View hi-resolution image Physicist David J. Wineland of the … more
Record-setting Laser May Aid Searches for Earthlike Planets
Release Date: 05/13/2008 Scientists at the University of Konstanz (Germany) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an ultrafast … more
NIST 'Quantum Logic Clock' Rivals Mercury Ion as World's Most Accurate Clock
Release Date: 03/18/2008 An atomic clock that uses an aluminum atom to apply the logic of computers to the peculiarities of the quantum world now rivals the … more
NIST 'Quantum Logic Clock' Rivals Mercury Ion as World's Most Accurate Clock
Release Date: 03/06/2008 Comparison Yields Best Results Yet in Tests for Change in 'Constants' of Nature BOULDER, Colo.- An atomic clock that uses an aluminum atom to … more
NIST Mini Sensor May ‘Change the Way We Live’
Release Date: 03/05/2008 Miniature magnetic sensors made at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have won a spot on Technology Review’s … more
New Strontium Atomic Clock at JILA is ‘Best in Class’
Release Date: 02/19/2008 A next-generation atomic clock that tops previous records for accuracy in clocks based on neutral atoms has been demonstrated by physicists at … more
‘NMR on a Chip’ Features NIST Magnetic Mini-Sensor
Release Date: 02/19/2008 A super-sensitive mini-sensor developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can detect nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) … more
NIST Radio Station WWVH Gets Antenna Makeover
Release Date: 01/23/2008 Radio station WWVH in Hawaii, operated since 1948 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to broadcast time, frequency and … more
NIST Helps Beam Time to TV Viewers in the Middle East
Release Date: 12/12/2007 Millions of satellite television and radio users in North Africa and the Middle East can now see and hear the precise time of day, thanks to … more
Mini Magnetic Sensor May Have Biomedical, Security Applications
Release Date: 11/08/2007 In NIST’s new mini-magnetometer, light from a laser (small gray cylinder at left) passes through a small container (green cube) … more
Reminder: Turn Your Clocks Back on Sunday, November 4
Release Date: 10/26/2007 ©Shutterstock Daylight Saving Time (DST) will end on Sunday, November 4, 2007, as determined by new rules implemented this year. On November … more |
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