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Vegas 'Quantum Spookshow' Demos On-the-Fly Encryption of Streaming Video

August 6, 2008

Las Vegas shows often are on the cutting edge. Following this tradition, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their

NIST Finds 'Metafilms' Can Shrink Radio, Radar Devices

March 18, 2008

Recent research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated that thin films made of "metamaterials"—manmade composites

Artist's rendition of the NIST superconducting quantum computing cable.

Digital Cable Goes Quantum: NIST Debuts Superconducting Quantum Computing Cable

September 26, 2007

BOULDER, Colo.— Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have transferred information between two "artificial atoms" by way of

Schematic represents cryogenic packaging system

Long-Distance Record: 'Quantum Keys' Sent 200 Kilometers

June 1, 2007

Palo Alto, Calif. —Particles of light serving as "quantum keys"—the latest in encryption technology—have been sent over a record-setting 200-kilometer fiber

2006 Machine Translation Evaluation Results Posted

November 9, 2006

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has posted the results of the NIST 2006 Machine Translation Evaluation (MT-06), part of an ongoing

Small, Low-noise Oscillator May Help in Surveillance

September 14, 2006

A new design for a microwave oscillator that is smaller, simpler, and produces clearer signals at a single frequency than comparable devices has been invented

Noise Measurement May Boost Cell Phone Performance

June 22, 2006

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and industry collaborators have developed improved methods for accurately measuring

Draft Guide Will Help Make WLANs More Secure

June 22, 2006

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is requesting comments on a new draft guide that is intended to help organizations make wireless local area

Evaluation Gauges Results from Machine Translation

August 26, 2005

The National Institute of Stanards and Technology has posted the results of the NIST 2005 Machine Translation Evaluation (MT-05), part of an ongoing series

Micrograph of four NIST single photon detectors

NIST Photon Detectors Have Record Efficiency

June 2, 2005

Sensors that detect and count single photons, the smallest quantities of light, with 88 percent efficiency have been demonstrated by physicists at the National

This colorized image shows the fluorescence from three trapped beryllium ions illuminated with an ultraviolet laser beam.

NIST Demonstrates Key Step in Use of Quantum Computers for Code-Breaking

May 12, 2005

Boulder, Colo.—A crucial step in a procedure that could enable future quantum computers to break today's most commonly used encryption codes has been

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

Silver Medal Awarded to Developers of Bran

September 13, 2000

Seven current and former members of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Boulder Laboratories shared in a Silver Medal award from the Department for their roles in

Private Certification Bodies Get Okay To Approve Some FCC-Regulated Products

June 2, 2000

Certifying new telecommunications equipment as compliant with federal and foreign requirements to prevent radio-wave interference should be cheaper and faster

NIST/Lucent Team Develops Method for Ultraprecise

April 27, 2000

Researchers from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology and Bell Laboratories of Lucent Technologies have teamed to produce a

Congratulations to NIST CTL Commendations Awardees on a stylized purple background

NIST CTL Honors Excellence with Commendations Awards

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Communications Technology Laboratory (NIST CTL) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 CTL

Quantum Breakthroughs: NIST & SQMS Lead the Way

While quantum computing might seem like technology for the distant future, the breakthroughs from the collaboration between Fermilab’s Superconducting Quantum

Quantum Research at CTL

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) quantum communications research focuses on three areas

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Communications Technology Laboratory Celebrates its 52nd Annual Awards Ceremony Recipients

The Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) congratulates the award recipients of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at the 52nd