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Frequency-comb-based Spectroscopy (Dual-Comb Spectroscopy)

Dual-comb spectroscopy is a technique that allows one to exploit the coherence, accuracy, and resolution of frequency combs for precision molecular spectroscopy

NIST Charpy Verification Program - Helpful Videos

The objective of the NIST Charpy Machine Verification Program is to evaluate the performance of impact test machines used worldwide to...

Optical Two-way Time-frequency Transfer

This project aims to develop techniques for precise time-frequency transfer across free-space to support future optical clock networks.

Fiber-optic Frequency Comb Development

To support comb-based measurements outside the metrology laboratory, we develop high performance, robust frequency combs based on fiber-optic technology.

This is Not a Game: NIST Virtual Reality Aims to Win for Public Safety

May 4, 2018

Virtual reality produces entertaining video games. But it’s also a serious training and testing tool. Pilots test their skill with flight simulators, and the

ACMD Seminar: Utilizing Next Generation Sequencing to Generate Bacterial Genomic Sequences for Evolutionary Analysis

Derrick C. Scott Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Delaware State University Thursday, May 3, 2018 15:00 - 16...

NOAA/NIST Industry Day

Thu, Jun 7 2018

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Institute of

What Are Imaging Phantoms?

How Do Phantoms Work? NIST Contributions to Phantom Development The word “phantom” may conjure up scary ideas, like ghosts, delusions or...

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NIST Team Shows Tiny Frequency Combs Are Reliable Measurement Tools

April 25, 2018

In an advance that could shrink many measurement technologies, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and partners have

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Two Robots Are Better than One for NIST’s 5G Antenna Measurement Research

April 16, 2018

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) continue to pioneer new antenna measurement methods, this time for future 5G wireless

ACMD Seminar: The intimate connection between the fractional integrals and the time-fractional Porous Medium Equation (fPME)

Udita Katugampola, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Florida Polytechnic University Thursday, April 19, 2018 15:00 - 16:00...

David Wineland Symposium – Celebrating 42 years of service at NIST

Fri, Aug 10 2018

In August 2017, David Wineland announced that he had accepted a position at the University of Oregon and would be

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NIST’s New Quantum Method Generates Really Random Numbers

April 11, 2018

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method for generating numbers guaranteed to be random by quantum

True as Steel

April 9, 2018

NIST helps to ensure the quality of steel, one of the most widely traded commodities on the planet. The Material Measurement Lab at NIST makes certified

NIST Releases the Summary of Activities for Fiscal Year (Yearly Report) 2017 of ITL’s Applied and Computational Mathematics Division

April 6, 2018

NIST releases the Summary of Activities for Fiscal Year (Yearly Report) 2017 of ITL’s Applied and Computational Mathematics Division. The report summarizes

2004 IEEE Fellow - Ron Goldfarb

For contributions to magnetic metrology for the characterization of superconductors.

Public Safety Communications Research Division Open Innovation Opportunity Support Services Presolicitation Conference

Thu, May 3 2018

Who should attend: Industry representatives interested in learning more about this procurement, interested in finding

Cryogenics

Low temperatures suppress noise and make quantum phenomena accessible. As a result, cryogenics play a crucial role in precision measurements.

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Mini Toolkit for Measurements: New NIST Chip Hints at Quantum Sensors of the Future

April 10, 2018

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a chip on which laser light interacts with a tiny cloud of atoms to serve

ACMD Seminar: Why are crystal facets mathematically interesting? A continuum-scale story with a microscale touch

Professor Dionisios Margetis Department of Mathematics and Institute of Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College...

Boulder Microfabrication Facility: Science Impacts

Summary Groups that are major users of the cleanroom and details of their projects are listed below. Major USERS Advanced Microwave...

Boulder Microfabrication Facility: Tools, Capabilities and Infrastructure

Summary The BMF’s toolset includes: Full lithography suite (stepper with 0.35 µm resolution, electron beam lithography tool, laser direct...

New NIST Service: Extending Traceable Measurements Inside the Human Body

March 23, 2018

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now providing a new measurement service that can improve the quality of magnetic resonance imaging

Andrew Slifka and Elizabeth Drexler of MML Awarded 2017 DoC Silver Medal

Andrew Slifka and Elizabeth Drexler were recognized for providing the ASME hydrogen pipeline code committee the scientific basis for

Andrei Kazakov and Mark McLinden of MML Awarded 2017 DoC Gold Medal

Mark O. McLinden and Andrei F. Kazakov of MML, along with Piotr A. Domanski of EL, were awarded a 2017 Department of Commerce Gold Medal

The Second Quantum Revolution

NIST’s Carl Williams and others believe we’re in the midst of a new revolution in quantum physics. The first revolution enabled inventions...

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Quantum Information Applications Without Computers

You don’t even need a quantum computer for many powerful applications of quantum information. Many useful things can be done with the...

Cryptography in the Quantum Age

So if—and when—researchers build a quantum computer that can carry out Shor’s algorithm, is encryption dead? All hope is not lost, thanks to...

The Race to Build a Quantum Computer

Quantum computing remains challenging to implement in practice. The tiniest disturbances can destroy superpositions in qubits. And an...

Quantum Logic Gates

Traditional computers are like microscopic cities. The roads of these cities are wires with electricity coursing through them. These roads...