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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking public comment on its latest draft of a publication intended to help computer security
Detecting individual particles of light just got a bit more precise—by 74 picoseconds to be exact—thanks to advances in materials by National Institute of
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers are seeing the light, but in an altogether different way. And how they are doing it just might
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been pioneering antenna measurement methods for decades, but a new robot may be the ultimate
Precise measurements of optical power enable activities from fiber-optic communications to laser manufacturing and biomedical imaging — anything requiring a
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Intel reported success using an X-ray scattering technique to accurately measure
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The National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network (NASCTN) has launched its first spectrum-sharing project, focusing on the 3.5 GHz Citizens
It's not lightsaber time, not yet. But a team including theoretical physicists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has taken another
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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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
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In response to public concerns about cryptographic security, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has formally revised its recommended
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the first "roadmap" for the next 20 years of research needed to establish seamless
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The characterization technology needed for nanoelectronic materials and device research, development, and manufacturing was discussed by experts from industry
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In a few weeks, NIST will begin offering a new, state-of-the-art calibration service for accelerometers. Based on a technique called laser interferometry, the