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Congratulations to David Wineland! 2012 Nobel Laureate in Physics
Release Date: 10/09/2012

We are thrilled at the news that NIST's David Wineland has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with Professor Serge Haroche of … more

NIST's David J. Wineland Wins 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics
Release Date: 10/09/2012

David J. Wineland, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has won the … more

Quantum Random Number Generator
Release Date: 10/01/2012

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Jacob Taylor, NIST Physicist, Receives Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal for Public Service
Release Date: 09/14/2012

On September 13, 2012, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicist Jacob Taylor received a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America … more

Mars Robot, Curiosity, Tethered to NIST Measurements
Release Date: 09/05/2012

Sometimes the chain of measurement traceability—the unbroken series of links between a calibrated instrument and the official standard … more

NIST's Speedy Ions Could Add Zip to Quantum Computers
Release Date: 08/08/2012

Take that, sports cars! Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can accelerate their beryllium ions from zero to … more

Seeing the Light with NIST's New Noiseless Optical Amplifier
Release Date: 08/08/2012

Most devices that amplify light suffer from the same problem: making the image brighter also adds muddying distortion. Scientists working at the … more

NIST Measurement Advance Could Speed Innovation in Solar Devices
Release Date: 07/25/2012

A new versatile measurement system devised by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) accurately and quickly … more

Three NIST Researchers Earn Presidential Honor
Release Date: 07/25/2012

The White House has announced that three researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will receive the 2011 … more

JILA Named 'Physics Historic Site' on its 50th Anniversary
Release Date: 07/11/2012

JILA, a Colorado laboratory known around the world for creating new states of matter and novel laser designs and applications, turns 50 this year … more

Researchers Demonstrate and Explain Surface Conduction in a Topological Insulator
Release Date: 07/11/2012

Researchers at the University of Maryland and the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology have for the first time experimentally … more

Not-So-Precious: Stripping Gold From AFM Probes Allows Better Measurement of Picoscale Forces
Release Date: 06/27/2012

Gold is not necessarily precious—at least not as a coating on atomic force microscope (AFM) probes. Artist's conception of … more

Shaffique Adam Receives Singapore National Research Foundation Fellowship
Release Date: 06/27/2012

In July, Shaffique Adam will join the inaugural faculty of Yale-NUS College as an Assistant Professor of Science, with a joint appointment in the … more

Hark! Group Demonstrates First Heralded Single Photon Source Made from Silicon
Release Date: 06/27/2012

In an important step towards more practical quantum information processing, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology … more

First Observation of the Hall Effect in a Bose-Einstein Condensate
Release Date: 06/19/2012

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have observed for the first time the Hall effect in a gas of ultracold atoms. … more

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