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In 2010, after spending billions on research, Pentagon officials admitted that there was no better bomb detector than a dog's nose. Now scientists say the reason for this might lie simply in the way they sniff.

Scientists have set a new world record for atomic clock stability using a pair of ytterbium-based timepieces stable down to quintillionths of a second. The researchers believe that their new system may prove invaluable in determining the precision of fundamental universal constants.

Researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) claim to have teleported the quantum information carried in light particles over 100 km (62 miles) of optical fiber, four times farther than the previous record.

Using a new technique, investigators could soon be better able to determine how many days ago fingerprints were left at a crime scene.

Standard quantum encoding attributes just one quantum bit of information to each of an entangled photon pair. Now researchers have increased that data-carrying capacity more than 30 times by using a technique known as hyperentanglement

Scientists have developed a new type of shape-shifting nanoprobe that can perform high-resolution remote biological sensing not possible with current technology. The nanoprobes are designed to provide feedback on internal body conditions by altering their magnetic fields.

Engineers have designed an experiment that uses Lego blocks and a few other electronic bits and pieces that would allow any keen tinkerer to build a device that not only determines Planck's Constant but may also help quantify the international standard unit of mass.

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a long-range, laser-based imaging device that generates high-definition 3D maps of objects at distances of up to 10.5 meters (35 ft) using an advanced LADAR system.

Scientists at NIST have discovered that a gold nanorod submerged in water and exposed to ultrasound waves can spin at an incredible speed of 150,000 RPM. The advance could lead to powerful nanomotors with important applications in medicine, high-speed machining, and the mixing of materials.

The US Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the launch of a new atomic clock as the official standard for civilian time. Called NIST-F2, it is so accurate that it will lose only one second in 300 million years.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and JILA have unveiled the world's most precise timekeeper. The strontium lattice clock sets new standards for precision and stability, only gaining or losing one second about every five billion years.

Nearly 20 percent of home fire deaths between 2006 and 2010 occurred in fires where upholstered furniture was the first item to ignite. With that in mind, scientists have used carbon nanotubes to create a coating for furniture foam, that reduces its flammability by 35 percent.