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NASCTN Initiates First Spectrum-Sharing Project

September 23, 2015

The National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network (NASCTN) has launched its first spectrum-sharing project, focusing on the 3.5 GHz Citizens

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ANSI Accredited Standards Dev. Anthropometric Data of Children Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC) Dictionary of Algorithms & Data...

About CTL

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Communications Technology Laboratory (NIST CTL) was established in 2014 to unite the...

NIST Teams with Industry and Academia to Tackle Next-Generation Wireless Channel Challenges

August 11, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has formed an international alliance with about a dozen telecommunications companies and universities

Gaily Tread the [Quantum] Measure

July 28, 2015

Since quantum theory has been known to borrow from the arts—Murray Gell-Mann famously named "quarks" after a line from James Joyce—it's only fitting that

Workshop on Analytical Transmission Scanning Electron Microscopy

Tue, Sep 15 - Wed, Sep 16 2015

The emergence of transmission approaches to imaging and diffraction within the scanning electron microscope (SEM) has

NIST Calculates High Cost of Hydrogen Pipelines, Shows How to Reduce It

July 20, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has put firm numbers on the high costs of installing pipelines to transport hydrogen fuel—and also

Hand holding a flexible organic material

NIST Shows Organic Solar Industry Something New Under the Sun

July 16, 2015

Hunting for the best material from which to build organic solar cells can be like seeking the proverbial haystack needle, but now scientists at the National

NIST and NTIA Seek Industry Partners for Public Safety Communications Test Bed

July 14, 2015

The Commerce Department's Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program is signing up a new round of industry collaborators for the test bed used to

Chemistry and the International System of Weights and Measures Symposium at the ACS National Meeting; Boston, MA, August 19, 2015: Presentations

Wed, Aug 19 2015

Symposium Introduction: Introduction to Symposium: Introduction to the International System of Weights and Measures, W.E

JILA instrument for accurately tracking microscopic objects such as DNA molecules

Ultra-stable JILA Microscopy Technique Tracks Tiny Objects for Hours

June 30, 2015

JILA researchers have designed a microscope instrument so stable that it can accurately measure the 3D movement of individual molecules over many hours—hundreds

Today, Pause for a Second

June 30, 2015

For the great majority of human history, the earth's rotation—the apparent motion of the sun and stars across the sky—kept time far more precisely than any

Schematic illustration of the integrated near-field optoelectronic (INFO) probe showing light emission, microwave reflection lines for measuring specimen conductivity and/or magnetization, and simultaneous contact topography feedback.

Integrated Near-field Optoelectronic (INFO) Scanning Probe

Scanning probe technology is an essential tool for measuring nanostructure properties. A major goal in our project is to develop unique probes that combine

GaN Nanowire Growth

GaN nanowires grown by catalyst-free molecular beam epitaxy have the unique property that most nanowires are completely free of crystalline defects. This

Vacuum Fluctuations: Measuring the Unreal

June 23, 2015

In this universe, anything that can vibrate will vibrate, and no oscillator is ever truly at rest. Even when an object such as an atom or subatomic particle is

40th Time and Frequency Seminar Serves Industry, Government, Academe

June 23, 2015

About 40 participants from industry, US government agencies and academia participated in the 40th Annual Time and Frequency Metrology Seminar at NIST Boulder

Reading the Secrets of Ancient Light

June 19, 2015

Much of what we know about the origin and early history of the universe comes from a phenomenon discovered by accident 50 years ago: The cosmic microwave

NIST's 'Nano-Raspberries' Could Bear Fruit in Fuel Cells

June 9, 2015

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a fast, simple process for making platinum "nano-raspberries"

Super-Continuum Laser Solar Simulator

This research leverages a new laser technology, the super-continuum laser, to produce a programmable solar simulator that can rapidly configure to match nearly

Dereck Orr with a variety of radios and cell phones

NIST Develops First 'Roadmap' for Public Safety Communications Research

May 26, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the first "roadmap" for the next 20 years of research needed to establish seamless

Getting Better All the Time: JILA Strontium Atomic Clock Sets New Records

April 21, 2015

In another advance at the far frontiers of timekeeping by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers, the latest modification of a record

Ion Trap Technology (2011)

Wed, Feb 16 - Thu, Feb 17 2011

The capabilities of trapped ions have provided a broad basis for experimental realization of quantum information

NIST Makes 'Bio Inspired' Flame Retardants in a Jiffy

April 14, 2015

After devising several new and promising "green" flame retardants for furniture padding, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers took

Statistical Methods in Millimeter-Wave Wireless Metrology

The goal of the millimeter-wave wireless metrology project is to develop the metrology for the next-generation mobile communications at millimeter-wave

Clutter Measurement

The ability to predict signal strength has many applications in the telecommunications industry. The difference(in dB) between the transmitted and received

Statistical methods for quantitative near-field scanning probe microwave microscopy for material genomics

Near-field scanning probe microwave microscopy (NSSM) offers great potential to facilitate characterization, development, and modeling of novel materials. Based

Surrogate Gas Prediction Model

Develop a proxy model to predict enhancement of C in atmospheric CO 2 due to fossil fuel emissions (C ff) based on inexpensive measurements of anthropogenic

Advanced Microwave Radiometer Metrology

The goal of the project is to improve calibration methodologies for microwave radiometers,particularly those employed on small satellites (termed

Metrology for Cardiac Leads

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD), consisting of a pulse generator and conducting leads, deliver resynchonization therapy to the heart. Lead

Precocious GEM: Shape-Shifting Sensor Can Report Conditions from Deep in the Body

March 27, 2015

Scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have devised and demonstrated a new