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Joseph Stroscio Receives AVS Nanotechnology Recognition Award

December 21, 2009

NIST Fellow Joseph Stroscio was honored with the 2009 Nanotechnology Recognition Award at the AVS 56th International Symposium in San Jose, California on

Deadline Extended for Entering NIST Microrobotics Challenge

December 15, 2009

An article in the Oct. 20, 2009, issue of NIST Tech Beat, "Is Your Microrobot Up for the (NIST) Challenge?", invited university and collegiate student teams

Diagram of Power factor correction in operation.

NIST Team Demystifies Utility of Power Factor Correction Devices

December 15, 2009

If you've seen an Internet ad for capacitor-type power factor correction devices, you might be led to believe that using one can save you money on your

JQI Researchers Create 'Synthetic Magnetic Fields' for Neutral Atoms

December 15, 2009

Achieving an important new capability in ultracold atomic gases, researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute, a collaboration of the National Institute of

Everlasting Quantum Wave: NIST Physicists Predict New Form of Soliton in Ultracold Gases

December 15, 2009

Solitary waves that run a long distance without losing their shape or dying out are a special class of waves called solitons. These everlasting waves are exotic

Robert McMichael Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society

December 14, 2009

The CNST's Robert McMichael has been elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). His fellowship citation notes his "broad contributions to the

Mark Stiles Recognized as American Physical Society Outstanding Referee

December 7, 2009

NIST Fellow Mark Stiles has been designated a 2010 Outstanding Referee by the American Physical Society (APS). This lifetime APS award was initiated in 2008 "to

CNST Adding Major Capabilities for Transmission Electron Microscopy

December 7, 2009

The CNST has recently awarded contracts with FEI Company for two Transmission Electron Microscope systems that will bring significant new capabilities to both

NIST Researchers Put a New Spin on Atomic Musical Chairs

December 1, 2009

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Naval Research Laboratory have developed a new way to introduce magnetic

CNST Researchers Design Optical Interface to Probe Single Quantum Dots

November 30, 2009

CNST researchers have designed a nanophotonic interface to very efficiently collect light emitted from single semiconductor quantum dots, providing an avenue

CNST Researchers Win Best Nanolithography Poster Award at International Conference on Micro Nano Engineering

November 30, 2009

CNST researchers were recognized for the best poster presentation on nanolithography on October 1, 2009 at the 35th International Conference on Micro Nano

Time Magazine Names JQI Work Among Year's Best Inventions

November 17, 2009

Time Magazine has named research on the "quantum teleportation" of information from one atom to another in its "50 Best Inventions of 2009" feature. The

Small Nanoparticles Bring Big Improvement to Medical Imaging

November 17, 2009

If you're watching the complex processes in a living cell, it is easy to miss something important--especially if you are watching changes that take a long time

JQI Researchers Create Entangled Photons from Quantum Dots

November 17, 2009

To exploit the quantum world to the fullest, a key commodity is entanglement--the spooky, distance-defying link that can form between objects such as atoms even

NIST Demonstrates 'Universal' Programmable Quantum Processor

November 17, 2009

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated the first "universal" programmable quantum information processor able

NIST Demonstrates 'Universal' Programmable Quantum Processor for Quantum Computers

November 16, 2009

BOULDER, Colo.— Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated the first "universal" programmable quantum information

NIST, CU to Build Instrument to Help Search for Earth-like Planets

November 3, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will collaborate with the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) to build and apply a custom laser

Scientists Build First 'Frequency Comb' To Display Visible 'Teeth'

October 29, 2009

Finally, an optical frequency comb that visibly lives up to its name. Scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany and the National Institute of

Is Your Microrobot Up for the (NIST) Challenge?

October 27, 2009

The scientists and engineers who introduced the world to tiny robots demonstrating soccer skills are creating the next level of friendly competition designed to

EEEL's New Optical Performance Monitoring of Polarization Impairment in Optical Fiber Communication, Oct 2009

October 22, 2009

High-performance optical fiber networks are susceptible to degradation effects that can change with time. An example of this is polarization-mode dispersion

Scientists Create NICE Solution to Pneumonia Vaccine Testing Problems

October 20, 2009

Medical clinics the world over could benefit from new software created at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where a team of scientists

NIST Physicists Turn to Radio Dial for Finer Atomic Matchmaking

October 20, 2009

Investigating mysterious data in ultracold gases of rubidium atoms, scientists at the Joint Quantum Institute of the National Institute of Standards and

NIST Physicist David Wineland to Share 2010 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics

October 20, 2009

David J. Wineland, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will share the 2010 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics for

New NIST Method Reveals All You Need to Know About 'Waveforms'

October 6, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has unveiled a method for calibrating entire waveforms -- graphical shapes showing how electrical

Webinars on Planning for Smart Grid Panel Announced

October 6, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold three one-hour "webinars" to brief the diverse Smart Grid community on its progress toward

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