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Electronics

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The Research

Projects & Programs

Fig. 1. Time re-Envisioned: Not a biproduct of computation but the domain in which information is encoded. Leads to different mathematical functions becoming energy efficient primitives.

Temporal Computing

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In standard integrated circuits, information that is coded as ones and zeros is implemented by voltages on wires being high or low. The circuits consume energy during transitions between these voltages. Binary numbers have a voltage per bit so there are a lot of transitions each time a number
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Single Photonics and Quantum Information

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One of the activities in this group is the development of single photon technologies for quantum information science and technology. We work closely with the Nanostructure Fabrication and Metrology Project on the generation of novel non-classical states of light and the detection of single photons
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Advanced Microwave Photonics

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NIST is home to a broad interdisciplinary program in quantum information science. NIST is exploring multiple implementations of qubits and strategies for taking advantage of quantum effects to compute, simulate, and improve fundamental measurement strategies. Josephson junctions are at the heart of
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Measuring the Cosmos

Scientists around the world use state-of-the-art telescopes to understand our universe. 

Take a look under the hood and see the NIST technology that helps answer many cosmic questions.

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News

NIST and KRISS Team

NIST Broadens Collaboration with BIPM to Enhance Voltage Standards

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Spotlight: A New Wavelength of Scientific Exploration With Single-Photon Detectors

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Microwave Detectors and Multiplexing: NIST Researchers Help Astronomers Examine the Early Universe

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