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NIST Makes First Detection of Cannabis in Breath From Edibles

July 24, 2025

Currently there are no reliable roadside tests to determine when a person consumed cannabis or how intoxicated they are as a result.

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NIST Ion Clock Sets New Record for Most Accurate Clock in the World

July 14, 2025

This new result contributes to the international effort to define the second with a much greater level of accuracy than before, enabling new scientific and

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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

NIST Physicist Sae Woo Nam, Pioneer in Single-Photon Detectors, Passes Away

March 1, 2024

During his 25-year career at NIST, Sae Woo performed groundbreaking work. He died in January at 53.

Scientists Observe Long-Predicted Superconductor Property Using a Quantum Simulator

February 14, 2024

New insights can help scientists make superconducting materials more robust and useful.

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New Spin-Squeezing Techniques Let Atoms Work Together for Better Quantum Measurements

September 25, 2023

Opening new possibilities for quantum sensors, atomic clocks and tests of fundamental physics, JILA researchers have developed new ways of “entangling” or

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Why Does Matter Exist? Roundness of Electrons May Hold Clues

July 6, 2023

JILA physicists make record-breaking measurement of a key electron property.

New Tiny Atomic Beam Clock Could Bring Stable Timing to Places GPS Can’t Reach

June 21, 2023

A new type of miniature atomic clock could provide better timing over the span of weeks and months compared with current systems.

NIST/JILA Physicist Ana Maria Rey Elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 9, 2023

As a theoretical physicist, Ana Maria Rey studies atomic, molecular and optical physics, condensed matter physics and quantum information science.

Wi-Fi Could Help Identify When You’re Struggling to Breathe

December 20, 2022

NIST and its FDA collaborators advanced a technique to use Wi-Fi to sense when someone’s breathing pattern changes, indicating they’re in trouble.

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NIST Finds a Sweet New Way to Print Microchip Patterns on Curvy Surfaces

November 25, 2022

An accidental discovery at NIST could improve the reach of microprinting using candy. Pretty sweet!

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NIST Physicist Adam Kaufman Wins Breakthrough New Horizons in Physics Prize

September 22, 2022

Kaufman won for his work in advancing the control of atoms and molecules to improve atomic clocks and quantum information processing.

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NIST Prize Challenge Seeks Innovative Incident Command Dashboards for Public Safety

June 7, 2022

The competition is now accepting entries and will have multiple stages running through April 2023.

FirstNet Authority, NIST Launch Immersive Virtual Experience Center for Public Safety

May 9, 2022

Through this partnership, NIST’s Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division and the FirstNet Authority plan to enable research and development

NIST Launches Prize Challenge to Improve Unmanned Aircraft in Indoor Search and Rescue Scenarios

April 27, 2022

The First Responder UAS Indoor Challenge is the agency’s sixth prize competition aimed at advancing the use of unmanned aircraft systems indoors for first

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Spotlight: Revisiting a Powerful Pioneer for the World’s Voltage Standards

March 30, 2022

Frances Lloyd was rejoining the workforce in 1977 after taking time off to raise her child. She had an impressive background. Frances worked on aircraft

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NIST Announces Top 4 Winners in the National First Responder UAS Endurance Challenge

August 17, 2021

BOULDER, Colo. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently announced the four winners of the 2021 PSCR

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Spotlight: Finding the Fix to Wireless Connectivity on the Fritz With Susanna Mosleh

June 29, 2021

When the Wi-Fi is wonky or there’s bad cellphone reception, Susanna Mosleh can’t ignore it. After all, her research at NIST is about finding solutions to those

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Spotlight: Thermal Detectors Among the Stars to Study the Earth’s Climate

April 22, 2021

To understand climate change, scientists need the ability to constantly measure the solar radiation entering and leaving the Earth’s atmosphere. Researchers

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