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NIST Demonstrates Key Step in Use of Quantum Computers for Code-Breaking

May 12, 2005

Boulder, Colo.—A crucial step in a procedure that could enable future quantum computers to break today's most commonly used encryption codes has been

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Ytterbium Gains Ground in Quest for Next-Generation Atomic Clocks

August 11, 2009

An experimental atomic clock based on ytterbium atoms is about four times more accurate than it was several years ago, giving it a precision comparable to that

Ultracold Molecules Pave Way for Quantum 'Super Molecule'

July 2, 2003

A team of researchers at JILA, a joint institute of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of

Thermal Noise Metrology

This project develops methods for very accurate measurements of thermal noise and provides support for such measurements in the communications and electronics

High-Frequency Electronics

The High-Frequency Electronics project supports advanced communications, millimeter-wave technologies, quantum computing, and the semiconductor industry through

Bailey Appointed Director of Commerce's NIST Boulder Labs

April 7, 2003

Zelda Chapman Bailey, a career government employee who has held increasingly responsible positions with the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service

Taming the Qubit

April 10, 2003

The trouble with qubits is they don't always behave. Scientists are, however, learning to control these weird "quantum bits," particles that someday may store

NIST's LIDAR May Offer Peerless Precision in Remote Measurements

June 2, 2009

By combining the best of two different distance measurement approaches with a super-accurate technology called an optical frequency comb, researchers at the

EEEL Researchers Develop Novel Attenuator for High-energy Lasers

June 2, 2008

A laser attenuator having a well-known and stable attenuation can extend the usefulness of an optical power meter for laser radiometry. The challenge of

Physicist Deborah Jin in front of equipment holding an open lab notebook.

NIST and CU-Boulder Physicist Deborah Jin Wins 2003 MacArthur Fellowship 'Genius Grant' is Worth $500,000 to Researcher

October 6, 2003

Deborah Jin, 34, a physicist at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colo., and adjoint assistant

NIST/University of Colorado Researchers Create Bose-Einstein "Super Molecule"

November 20, 2003

A super-cold collection of molecules behaving in perfect unison has been created for the first time from a sea of "fermion" atoms by researchers at JILA, a

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Long-Distance Record: 'Quantum Keys' Sent 200 Kilometers

June 1, 2007

Palo Alto, Calif. —Particles of light serving as "quantum keys"—the latest in encryption technology—have been sent over a record-setting 200-kilometer fiber

106 Local Residents Earn DOC, NIST Awards

December 9, 2003

In ceremonies held on Dec. 5, 2003, at the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC), Commerce Secretary Don Evans presented 47 local area staff members of the National

Replace Kilogram Artifact Now With Definition Based on Nature, Experts Say

February 14, 2005

London, Feb. 14, 2005—It's time to replace the 115-year-old kilogram artifact as the world's official standard for mass, even though experiments generally

Physicist Richard Steiner adjusts the electronic kilogram, an experimental apparatus for defining mass in terms of the basic properties of nature.

NIST Improves Accuracy of 'Watt Balance' Method for Defining the Kilogram

September 13, 2005

GAITHERSBURG, MD—A leading experimental method for defining the kilogram in terms of properties of nature is now more accurate than ever, scientists at the

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Like Fireflies and Pendulum Clocks, Nano-oscillators Synchronize Their Behavior

September 14, 2005

BOULDER, Colo.—Like the flashing of fireflies and ticking of pendulum clocks, the signals emitted by multiple nanoscale oscillators can naturally synchronize

"Frequency Comb" Spectroscopy Proves to be Powerful Chemical Analysis Tool

March 16, 2006

Boulder, Colo. -- Physicists at JILA have designed and demonstrated a highly sensitive new tool for real-time analysis of the quantity, structure, and dynamics

First 2D Pictures of a 'Frequency Comb' Transform It into a Brush

February 7, 2007

BOULDER, Colo.—Physicists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have taken the first ever two-dimensional pictures

Urban Search and Rescue Robots Nationwide Deploy for Evaluation Exercise at Disaster City

March 31, 2006

Ground, aerial and aquatic emergency response robots from across the country will face realistic urban search and rescue challenges April 4-6 at Disaster City

Artist's rendition of the NIST superconducting quantum computing cable.

Digital Cable Goes Quantum: NIST Debuts Superconducting Quantum Computing Cable

September 26, 2007

BOULDER, Colo.— Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have transferred information between two "artificial atoms" by way of

Thirteen Earn NIST Awards

December 5, 2007

Thirteen local employees of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were honored with the Departmental Bronze Medal and

New JILA Technique Reveals Hidden Properties of Ultracold Atomic Gases

August 6, 2008

BOULDER, Colo.—Physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder

JILA Scientists Create First Dense Gas of Ultracold 'Polar' Molecules

September 18, 2008

Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder), have

NIST/NIH Micromagnets Show Promise as Colorful 'Smart Tags' for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

June 18, 2008

BOULDER, Colo.—Customized microscopic magnets that might one day be injected into the body could add color to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), while also

NIST NOFO Information

Open and Closed Opportunities Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Announcements will be posted in this section as a Microsoft Excel file (...

Low-Level Plutonium Sample Involved in NIST-Boulder Lab Incident

June 10, 2008

Boulder, Colo.- On Monday afternoon, June 9, researchers in a laboratory room at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Additional Trace Contamination Found in NIST-Boulder Lab

June 13, 2008

Boulder, Colo.-- Additional trace amounts of contamination have been found in the office and a nearby stairway used by a laboratory researcher originally

NIST Finds Radiation Contamination in Lab Sink

June 17, 2008

Boulder, Colo. – Re-entering the sealed laboratory room where a small plutonium spill occurred on June 9, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Plutonium Discharge into Sink Below Federal and State Limits

June 24, 2008

BOULDER, Colo. – Using detailed measurements made with the assistance of a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) team, the National Institute of

Medical Tests Indicate Internal Contamination Due to June 9 Plutonium Incident

June 27, 2008

BOULDER, Colo. – New results from sensitive medical tests indicate internal plutonium exposure in a small number of personnel at the National Institute of

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