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Communications Technology Laboratory

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NIST’s Rolling Wireless Net Helps Improve First-Responder Communications

August 10, 2016

First responders often have trouble communicating with each other in emergencies. They may use different types of radios, or they may be working in rural areas

Optical Clocks Synched to Femtoseconds -- Through the Air

April 21, 2016

NIST researchers have devised a way to synchronize the time of two different clocks – separated by as much as 4 km of open, turbulent air – to within a few

NIST R&D Roadmap Suggests How Data Analysis Could Enhance Public Safety

April 19, 2016

In a press release issued today, the Department of Commerce announced the release of the Public Safety Analytics R&D Roadmap, developed by the Communications

NIST Invents Fleet and Fast Test for Nanomanufacturing Quality Control

March 4, 2016

Manufacturers may soon have a speedy and nondestructive way to test a wide array of materials under real-world conditions, thanks to an advance that researchers

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Cloud Computing Can Assist Workers with Disabilities, NIST Reports

March 3, 2016

Virginia works for a federal agency. She cannot use her hands because of a spinal cord injury, so she relies on a speech recognition system to operate her email

Robot Adds New Twist to NIST Antenna Measurements and Calibrations

November 30, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been pioneering antenna measurement methods for decades, but a new robot may be the ultimate

A Single Pixel Touchless Laser Tracker Probe

October 27, 2015

A recent invention within NIST CTL is featured in the 2015 Autumn Journal of the Coordinate Metrology Society Conference*. The invention referred to as the

NIST Tackles Email Security with a Two-Faceted Approach

October 6, 2015

Email. The modern working world cannot exist without it, but hackers exploit this vital service to steal money and valuable information. The National Institute

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

NIST 'Global City Teams Challenge' Aims to Create Smart Cities

September 15, 2015

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and several partners are launching a new effort to bring together

NIST Invites Industry to Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management Workshop, October 1-2, 2015

September 1, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a workshop on industry best practices in cyber supply chain risk management at its

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

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

Learn About the State of Federal Cloud Computing at NIST, July 7-10, 2015

June 16, 2015

The Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop VIII will be held July 7-10, 2015, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md. One of

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

Global Cities Expo to Showcase 'Internet of Things' Apps, June 1

May 20, 2015

The community of the future will solve problems using machines linked and coordinated by Internet-style networks. For a glimpse of this exciting future as it

telecommunications tower, view from below

NIST, NTIA, DOD Agree to Facilitate Testing and Evaluation of Wireless Spectrum-Sharing Methods

March 25, 2015

The Department of Commerce (DOC) and Department of Defense (DOD) have signed a memorandum of agreement that establishes a new collaborative framework to

Publication of NISTIR 8039 "Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network Deployment: Network Parameter Sensitivity Analysis"

March 15, 2015

Authors: Richard A. Rouil; Antonio Izquierdo Manzanares; Camillo A. Gentile; David W. Griffith; Nada T. Golmie Abstract: The legislation included in the middle