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NIST Issues Broad Agency Announcement for Proposals to Advance Microelectronics Technologies

September 24, 2025

The CHIPS for America funding opportunity will support critical research, prototyping and commercial solutions that advance microelectronics technology in the

In Quantum Sensing, What Beats Beating Noise? Meeting Noise Halfway.

September 10, 2025

A team including scientists at NIST may have found a new way of dealing with noise at the microscopic scales where quantum physics reigns.

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NIST and Partners Use Quantum Mechanics to Make a Factory for Random Numbers

June 11, 2025

Broadcast as a free public service, the beacon can be used anywhere an independent source of random numbers would be useful, such as selecting jury candidates

A Physicist and Steampunk Enthusiast Explores Thermodynamics in the Quantum World

February 13, 2025

“Energy is eternal delight.” --William Blake Snuggling with her parents and brother while watching one of her favorite TV programs, Nicole Yunger Halpern was

Anyone for Anyons?

February 12, 2025

Researchers have demonstrated that a strange type of quantum particle called the anyon, believed to exist in only two dimensions, can also be created in one

NIST Researchers Publish Comprehensive Survey on Entanglement Routing in Quantum Networks

February 1, 2025

In a recent paper titled "Entanglement Routing in Quantum Networks: A Comprehensive Survey," published in IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering, researchers

Three qubits appear in an artist’s conception as X-shaped icons that fit together.

Novel ‘Quantum Refrigerator’ Is Great at Erasing Quantum Computer’s Chalkboard

January 9, 2025

Quantum computers need a "clean" workspace, and a team including scientists at NIST has found a way to make one.

Profile: Quantum Physicist Alexey Gorshkov Tackles the Big Problems

January 7, 2025

It’s hard enough to track the interactions of even a handful of quantum particles, but physicist Alexey Gorshkov has taken on an even more daunting task. He

3 NIST Researchers Receive Presidential Rank Awards

December 5, 2024

All three were awarded the “Distinguished Rank,” the highest category of Presidential Rank Awards.

NIST Awards $15 Million to ASTM International to Establish Standardization Center of Excellence

October 15, 2024

The new center will support U.S. engagement in international standardization for critical and emerging technologies.

Tiny New Lasers Fill a Long-Standing Gap in the Rainbow of Visible-Light Colors, Opening New Applications

August 28, 2024

Researchers have created orange, yellow and green lasers tiny enough to fit on a chip.

NIST Participates in White House Summit on Standards for Critical and Emerging Technology

July 29, 2024

A new Implementation Roadmap provides recommendations and actions for putting the U.S. standards strategy into effect.

With Some Bumps, NIST Scientists Devise a Novel Way to Extend the Wavelength Range of Microcombs

June 5, 2024

Microcombs – chip-scale devices that generate and measure frequencies of light with exquisite accuracy – have transformed timekeeping and boosted optical

The Big Quantum Chill: NIST Scientists Modify Common Lab Refrigerator to Cool Faster With Less Energy

April 23, 2024

By modifying a refrigerator commonly used in both research and industry, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have

Bullseye! NIST Devises a Method to Accurately Center Quantum Dots Within Photonic Chips

March 18, 2024

Devices that capture the brilliant light from millions of quantum dots, including chip-scale lasers and optical amplifiers, have made the transition from

New IEC/ISO Joint Technical Committee on Quantum Technologies—Inviting Participants for the U.S. National Committee Technical Advisory Group

February 9, 2024

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) have recently approved the formation of a new

NIST-Designed Photonic Chip Transforms a Single Beam of Light Into Multiple Beams, Each With a Panoply of Different Properties

June 30, 2023

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a photonic circuit on a chip that transforms a single incoming beam of

A blue-tinged drawing shows a schematic of the two qubits and resonator above a white rectangle, which represents the SQUID device that controls the connections and relationships among the qubits and resonator elements.

NIST ‘Toggle Switch’ Can Help Quantum Computers Cut Through the Noise

June 26, 2023

The novel device could lead to more versatile quantum processors with clearer outputs.

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