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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has formed an international alliance with about a dozen telecommunications companies and universities
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Michigan have demonstrated a technique based on the quantum
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published its NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 3.0, a
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has contributed to the development of a new standard for defining the performance of micromechanical