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Video Quality Resources

SNAPSHOTAnyone who has seen video action break up or block out while watching a live televised sporting event knows the frustration of...

October 2016 VCAT Meeting Agenda

AGENDAVISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGYNational Institute of Standards and Technology Katharine Blodgett Gebbie Laboratory Building...

A chart showing the various sectors served by the Laser Power & Energy Meter calibrations project as of 2025

Laser Power and Energy Meter Calibrations

The NIST Laser Power and Energy Meter Calibration Project develops and maintains the U.S. national standards for the characterization of laser power and energy

NIST Team Suggests Nanoscale Electronic Motion Sensor as DNA Sequencer

September 27, 2016

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and collaborators have proposed a design for the first DNA sequencer based on an

Instrumented Laser Joining Workshop

Tue, Jul 11 - Wed, Jul 12 2017

Highly accurate thermodynamic measurements and time-dependent knowledge of the laser-matter interaction of laser-based

In Memoriam: DJ Atkinson - Electronics Engineer

We have lost a talented team member and friend. David John (DJ) Atkinson died April 24, 2012 in Boulder, CO. DJ was a highly respected...

Modified Rhyme Test Audio Library

Project Description The Public Safety Communications Research ( PSCR) program is providing Modified Rhyme Test ( MRT) audio files for...

Speech Intelligibility Demo

Project DescriptionThe Public Safety Communications Research ( PSCR) program, with support from Department of Homeland Security Science and...

Audio Quality Research

Choose from the following links to access and use some of audio quality work: Speech Intelligibility Demo — Listen to various speech samples...

Public Safety Communications Research Roadmap

PSCR's R&D and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy Innovating for Safety Overview The NIST Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division...

Resource Library

A collection of PSCR assets PSCR is dedicated to helping the research community flourish by providing valuable resources including a...

Prominent NIST and JILA Physicist Deborah Jin Passes Away

September 19, 2016

Physicist Deborah Jin, a world leader in exotic states of matter called ultracold quantum gases, passed away September 15, 2016, from cancer. She was 47 years

PSCR VoIP Digital Radio

Here is a sampling of press that mentions our VoIP digital radio work or topics directly affected by our work. “ Cloud computing moves into...

VQiPS: Acknowledgments

2012 Video Quality in Public Safety Workshop

JUL 26 – 27, 2012 (Denver, CO) — Department of Homeland Security/Office for Interoperability and Compatibility ( DHS/OIC), in partnership...

PSCR P25 CAP

Here is a sampling of press that mentions our Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program ( P25 CAP) work or topics directly affected by our...

2013 Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting

Stakeholders Meeting: June 4 – 6, 2013 (Westminster, CO) • Agenda • Session Descriptions • Speaker Biographies The PSCR program hosted the...

2014 Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting

Stakeholders Meeting: June 3 – 5, 2014 (Westminster, CO) • Agenda • Session Descriptions • Speaker Biographies • Attendees • Takeaways The...

2015 Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting

Stakeholders Meeting: June 3 – 5, 2015 (San Diego, CA) • Agenda • Session Descriptions • Speaker Biographies • Attendees • Takeaways The...

2016 Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting

Stakeholders Meeting: June 7-9, 2016 (San Diego, CA) • Agenda • Session Descriptions • Speaker Biographies • Attendees • Takeaways...

5x5 Resource Center

See how we pull the future forward Since 2010, PSCR has gathered annually with their wide network of stakeholders in state, local, and...

PSCR Interoperability

Here is a sampling of press that mentions our interoperability work or topics directly affected by our work. “ Office of Emergency...

Spring 2012 Public Safety 700-MHz Demonstration Network Stakeholder Meeting

Third Face-to-Face Stakeholder MeetingThe Spring 2012 Public Safety Broadband (PSBB) Demonstration Network stakeholder meeting brought...

March 2012 Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting

MAR 6 – 7, 2012 (Broomfield, CO) — The PSCR program hosted its third face-to-face stakeholders’ meeting ( sessions and presentations) for...

About Cryogenics

The article below was Published in: The MacMillan Encyclopedia Of Chemistry, New York, 2002written by: Dr. Ray Radebaugh of NIST's Cryogenic...

NIST and Navy Tests Suggest Telecom Networks Could Back Up GPS Time Signals

September 8, 2016

Precision time signals sent through the Global Positioning System (GPS) synchronize cellphone calls, time-stamp financial transactions, and support safe travel

CRADA Information

Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) Overview Participate Overview A Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA...

Public Safety Broadband Demonstration Network

Outreach DescriptionWith sponsorship from National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST), National Telecommunications and...

Applied Physics Division Products and Services

Applied Physics in the News Laser Power and Energy Meter Calibrations Magnetic Resonance Measurements for MRI Biomarkers Nanostructure...

PSCR Broadband Communications

Here is a sampling of press that mentions our broadband work or topics directly affected by our work. " PSCR's June Event to Offer Hands-On...