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William D. Phillips, a leading researcher in ultra-low temperature atomic physics at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, today was named a co
William D. Phillips, a leading researcher in laser cooling of atoms at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, was elected to the National Academy
Scientists have long relied on infrared spectroscopy as an analytical tool to identify the chemical components of an unknown sample. Likewise, they have used a
The National Science Foundation has announced that Eric A. Cornell, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is the 1997 winner of the
A new research facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology accepts tips six at a time, in fact. But the tips are not of the monetary variety
In the year since physicists at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the creation of a
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced plans to upgrade its radio station WWVB, which broadcasts standard time
They say, "You can't have your cake and eat it, too."
They say, "You can't be in two places at one time."
"They" may be wrong, however, since scientists
Using some of the coldest atoms in the universe, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have been able to observe exotic phenomena
As it has many times before, the new year will get off to a late start when it is delayed for exactly one second to allow the world's atomic clocks to be
A computerized database for atomic spectroscopy will give physicists, chemists, astronomers, geologists and industry researchers easy access to the most
Physicists in Boulder, Colo., have achieved a temperature far lower than has ever been produced before and created an entirely new state of matter predicted
SOMERS, N.Y.—IBM and the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Physics Laboratory today announced a three-year cooperative research and development
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—If it's too hot outside, a visit to the National Institute of Standards and Technology might provide some relief. Physicists here recently
A new facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology is now available to ensure accurate radiation measurements in medicine and serve as a new
Chemical manufacturers, material suppliers, and researchers in science and industry now have an easy-to-use computer program for help in predicting the
In colonial times, lamp makers relied on whale oil-based candles as a standard measure of light. Today, a new "electronic eye" developed at the National
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Visitors to the Smithsonian's National Museum of
A new device and technique recently patented by a National Institute of Standards and Technology scientist may lead to dramatic improvements in infrared
PITTSBURGH—Using ultrafast optics and lasers, physicists and chemists are opening a portal through which they can view the subtlest and quickest changes in
A new device invented at the National Institute of Standards and Technology will help radiologists improve image quality in mammography, one of medicine's most
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have successfully demonstrated a rapid new process for fabricating infinitesimally small
Zach Newman, NIST post-doctoral associate, won a 2019 Galvanize Boulder Lab Venture Challenge award for his project, “Octave Photonic for A Tantala Photonic
Commercialization Academy Director for Venture Partners of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Ms. Sally Hatcher, who is my colleague and fellow Technology