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NIST electrical engineers Chris Holloway and Galen Koepke place transmitters in a protected air vent at the old Washington Convention Center prior to the implosion of the building.

Experiments at Demolition of Old Washington Convention Center Aim to Improve First Responder Communications

December 15, 2004

Experiments aimed at improving emergency radio communications will be performed by researchers from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards

David Wineland and Dietrich Leibfried wear goggles and stand in front of equipment

NIST Demonstrates Data 'Repair Kit' for Quantum Computers

December 1, 2004

A practical method for automatically correcting data-handling errors in quantum computers has been developed and demonstrated by physicists at the National

New System 'Sees' Crimes on Audiotape

October 26, 2004

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a real-time magnetic imaging system that enables criminal

Scientists Tame 'Hip Hop' Atoms

September 9, 2004

In an effort to put more science into the largely trial and error building of nanostructures, physicists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of

NIST Unveils Chip-Scale Atomic Clock

August 27, 2004

The heart of a minuscule atomic clock—believed to be 100 times smaller than any other atomic clock—has been demonstrated by scientists at the Commerce

image 1 (of 3) showing strontium atoms forming a "cube"

Scientists Report First Observation of an "Atomic Air Force"

August 18, 2004

The first sighting of atoms flying in formation has been reported by physicists at the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology

David Wineland leans over a table of lasers to adjust a laser beam

NIST Demonstrates 'Teleportation' of Atomic States for Quantum Computing

June 16, 2004

Physicists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated "teleportation" by transferring key properties

A Quantum Mechanical 'Tune Up' for Better Measurement

June 4, 2004

By exploiting the weird quantum behavior of atoms, physicists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have

NIST System Sets Speed Record For Generation of Quantum Keys for 'Unbreakable' Encryption

May 3, 2004

The fastest known cryptographic system based on transmission of single photons—the smallest pulses of light—has been demonstrated by a team at the Commerce

Background on Quantum Key Distribution

April 29, 2004

Quantum encryption systems use lasers to generate individual pulses of light called photons. Each photon is sent in one of two modes, either vertical/horizontal

NIST research chemist John Marino places a RNA sample into the magnet of a nuclear magnetic resonance instrument

'Kissing' RNA and HIV-1: Unraveling the details

January 30, 2004

A subtle structural change that may play a role in the molecular machinery for making HIV-1 (the virus that causes AIDS) has been identified by scientists from

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

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

Tiny "Test Tubes" May Aid Pharmaceutical R&D

September 26, 2003

Using laser light as tweezers and a scalpel, scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated the use of artificial

Six Federal Agencies to Help Open the 'GATE' to Enhanced Manufacturing R&D

March 5, 2003

Six federal agencies involved in manufacturing research and development (R&D) have launched a major effort to improve the exchange of information about their

Decay of a dark soliton into vortex rings in a Bose-Einstein condensate

March 12, 2001

Vortices are fundamental excitations of gases and liquids. Well-known examples include tornados, whirlpools, and smoke rings. The main characteristic of

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