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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

Senate Confirms Gallagher as 14th NIST Director

November 17, 2009

On Nov. 5, 2009, the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher by unanimous consent as the 14th director of the National Institute of Standards and

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

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

Synthetic Cells Shed Biological Insights While Delivering Battery Power

October 20, 2009

Trying to understand the complex workings of a biological cell by teasing out the function of every molecule within it is a daunting task. But by making

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 Signs U.S.-China Cooperative Agreement on Earthquake and Volcano Sciences

October 20, 2009

In the aftermath of the Sichuan Earthquake that occurred in China this past year and its high number of casualties, which included many children, the United

Scripps Director Joins NIST Advisory Group

October 6, 2009

Tony Haymet, director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, has been chosen to serve on the primary policy advisory

NIST to Receive 2008 Federal Library of the Year Award

September 22, 2009

The Library of Congress Federal Library & Information Center Committee (FLICC) has announced that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Image showing use of the NIST "on-demand" single-molecule drop dispenser

New Nanochemistry Technique Encases Single Molecules in Microdroplets

September 22, 2009

Inventing a useful new tool for creating chemical reactions between single molecules, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST Submits Updated Master Plan for Gaithersburg Campus

September 14, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Planned and potential expansions and new facilities across campus, the addition of 400-500 kilowatts in power from solar panels, and

Illustration showing how much smaller sodium-like tungsten ions are compared to sodium atoms.

High in Sodium: Highly Charged Tungsten Ions May Diagnose Fusion Energy Reactors

September 8, 2009

Just as health-food manufacturers work on developing the best possible sodium substitutes for low-salt diets, physicists at the National Institute of Standards

First Report from New Nuclear Energy Standards Group Released

August 11, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) have published a report on the inaugural meeting

Three NIST Researchers Win 2008 PECASE Honors

July 14, 2009

Three scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have won Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

Commerce Secretary Locke Announces Selection of 2009-2010 Commerce Science and Technology Fellows

June 23, 2009

WASHINGTON—Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced that 17 federal employees have been selected to participate in the 2009-2010 Commerce Science and

NIST Advisory Committee Issues 2008 Annual Report

June 16, 2009

The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the agency's primary private-sector advisory

NIST Seeks Proposals for $20 Million Program to Create Measurement Science and Engineering Fellowships

June 16, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is establishing a financial assistance program to help selected institutions

NIST Seeks Proposals for $20 Million Recovery Act Program

June 15, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md. – The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is establishing a financial

NIST Seeks Proposals for $35 Million in Grants for Measurement Science

June 2, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced that it will award up to $35 million in grants and cooperative agreements for

Congress Approves NIST's Recovery Plan

May 20, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has received Congressional approval on its spending plan for the American Recovery and Reinvestment

Congress Approves NIST's Recovery Plan to Create Jobs and Foster Innovation

May 8, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md. – The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has received Congressional approval on its recovery

NIST Metrology Day Celebrates Measurements in the Market

April 21, 2009

The next time you shop for frozen seafood, and the price per pound seems enticingly low, make sure that you are really getting a full 16 ounces of fish

NIST Issues Open and Transparent Methods for Testing Electronic Voting Systems

April 7, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened for public comment detailed new methods for testing future electronic voting systems'

Flatland Physics Probes Mysteries of Superfluidity

March 24, 2009

If physicists lived in Flatland—the fictional two-dimensional world invented by Edwin Abbott in his 1884 novel—some of their quantum physics experiments would