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NIST Announces Third Smart Grid Public Workshop, Aug. 3-4

July 24, 2009

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a third major stakeholders workshop as NIST

Federal Energy Regulation Commission Issues Smart Grid Policy Statement

July 17, 2009

On July 16, the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) issued a new policy statement that provides "guidance regarding the development of a smart grid for

NIST Seeks Comments on Smart Grid Report

June 30, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting public comment on a draft report* that identifies issues and proposes priorities for

NIST Releases Report on Smart Grid Development

June 18, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, MD – The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today released for public review a report* that identifies

Announcing DRAFT NIST SP500-267 A Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government - Version 1.0 (Draft 2)

June 4, 2009

A DRAFT of NIST Special Publication 500-267, A Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government - Version 1.0 (Draft 2), is now available for public comment. This

ANTD assists in the completion of the IEEE 802.21 Media Independent Handovers (MIH) standard specifications

June 1, 2009

January 2009 - The IEEE 802.21 standard was published on January 21, 2009. This is the final realization of a multi-year project to standardize a media

Revision for Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide

June 1, 2009

March 2009 - NIST has drafted an update to the "Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide" (NIST Special Publication 800-81 Rev 1),the key Secure DNS

Locke, Chu Announce Significant Steps in Smart Grid Development

May 20, 2009

On May 18, 2009, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced significant progress that will help expedite development of a

NIST Validation Program Tests Next-Generation Internet Products

May 20, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is establishing a testing program to assure that the U.S. government purchases new computers and

NIST Public Workshop Set to Advance Smart Grid Development

May 14, 2009

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a second major Smart Grid workshop, May 19-20, in

NIST Announces Three-Phase Plan for Smart Grid Standards, Paving Way for More Efficient, Reliable Electricity

April 13, 2009

(See also Vice President Biden Outlines Funding for Smart Grid Initiatives (White House release, 4/16/09)) GAITHERSBURG, Md. – As part of the Obama

NIST Awards Contract for Work on Smart Grid Interim Standards

April 7, 2009

As part of the Obama Administration's commitment to moving the nation toward energy independence, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has

Random Antenna Arrays Boost Emergency Communications

February 24, 2009

First responders could boost their radio communications quickly at a disaster site by setting out just four extra transmitters in a random arrangement to

New Report on NIST Tests of Wireless Environment in Auto Factories

October 14, 2008

A new report describes tests carried out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the wireless environment in automotive manufacturing

New Profile Lays Out Roadmap, Standards for Government Use of IPv6

September 16, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published version 1 of a standards profile to support government agencies as they implement

NIST Debuts New Approach to Ad Hoc Networks for First Responders

August 6, 2008

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers successfully demonstrated a prototype approach to maintain two-way communications with first

Two for One: NIST Design Enables More Cost Effective Quantum Key Distribution

May 28, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a simpler and potentially lower-cost method for distributing strings

Electronics engineer Dennis Camell aligns antennas in an old California silica mine for a NIST study identifying optimal frequencies for radio signal transmissions in tunnels.

Emergency Links: NIST Identifies 'Sweet Spot' for Radios in Tunnels

May 13, 2008

As part of a project to improve wireless communications for emergency responders, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have

The NIST terahertz imaging system reveals slight temperature differences, as shown in this post-processed image.

Prototype Terahertz Imager Promises Biochem Advances

April 15, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new imaging system that detects naturally occurring terahertz

NIST Finds 'Metafilms' Can Shrink Radio, Radar Devices

March 18, 2008

Recent research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated that thin films made of "metamaterials"—manmade composites

Revised NIST IPv6 Profile Released for Comment

February 5, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a second draft of a proposed standards profile to support the implementation of Internet

‘Tunable’ Network Features Coordinated Frequency Combs

May 10, 2007

A super stable fiber-optic network that can be tuned across a range of visible and near-infrared frequencies while synchronizing the oscillations of light waves

NIST Issues Draft IPv6 Technical Profile

February 1, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) yesterday issued a draft profile that will assist federal agencies in developing plans to acquire and

Tool Helps Write Rules for XML Communication

December 21, 2006

If you have done an Internet search, bought anything from a Web site or subscribed to a news alert service, chances are you used a special computer document

Telecom Meeting to Focus on Emerging Networks

February 16, 2006

Technology in today's fast-moving telecommunications industry is all about convergence. The "next big thing" are the so-called Next Generation Networks (NGN)

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Materials
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Nanotechnology
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