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Adding to strong recent demonstrations that particles of light perform what Einstein called “spooky action at a distance,” in which two separated objects can
How fast will a quantum computer be able to calculate? While fully functional versions of these long-sought technological marvels have yet to be built, one
The Ion Storage group at NIST Boulder will be holding a new Ion Trap Conference at our laboratory. The conference will be similar in scope and aims to the
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have cooled a mechanical object to a temperature lower than previously thought possible
Using their advanced atomic clock to mimic other desirable quantum systems, JILA physicists have caused atoms in a gas to behave as if they possess unusual
The White House announced today a new report from the National Science and Technology Council on challenges, opportunities and the path forward in quantum
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have "entangled" or linked together the properties of up to 219 beryllium ions (charged
BOULDER, Colo. – JILA physicists have extended the capability of their powerful laser "combing" technique to identify the structures of large, complex molecules
Converting a single photon from one color, or frequency, to another is an essential tool in quantum communication, which harnesses the subtle correlations
Today's atomic clocks are ridiculously accurate. The best of them tell time so well that if they had been running since the Big Bang, by now they would not have
When a long-awaited quantum information network finally arrives, in whatever form, it will incorporate two essential technologies: a method of generating and
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is featured in several of the news media's lists of the top science stories of 2015. NIST's change at
Detecting individual particles of light just got a bit more precise—by 74 picoseconds to be exact—thanks to advances in materials by National Institute of
BOULDER, Colo.–Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have added to their collection of ingredients for future quantum
BOULDER, Colo.—Einstein was wrong about at least one thing: There are, in fact, "spooky actions at a distance," as now proven by researchers at the National
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have achieved a major milestone in simulating the dynamics of condensed-matter systems –
BOULDER, Colo.—Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have "teleported" or transferred quantum information carried in light
Life may be as unpredictable as a box of chocolates, but ideally, you always know what you're going to get from a quantum dot. A quantum dot should produce one
Quantum physics drives much of the research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Explaining this research is a challenge, because
NIST has partnered with the private sector to develop the next-generation open-source control software for quantum information systems. NIST is a world leader
NIST scientists have devised an experimental photon-detection system for communications with error rates far below even the most ideal conventional designs
As features on silicon microchips continue to shrink, the final frontier of miniaturization is a transistor on the scale of a single atom – a technology that
The University of Maryland (UMD) and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today the creation of the
A NIST team is at work on what promises to be one of the world's most accurate methods for generating a specified number of photons, and has devised a method to
Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have directly entangled three photons in the most technologically useful state for the first time, thanks in