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Alternative energy

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A House Ahead of Its Time

A decade in, NIST’s superefficient house continues to generate results and advance building science.

Spotlight: Using Robots to Assess Photovoltaic Cells

Spotlight: Maria Munoz’s Journey Into Spectroscopy Took Her Around the World

NIST Researcher Helps Industry with Testing Interoperability between Grid and Renewables

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