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Light Fantastic: Counting Single Photons at Unprecedented Rates

April 12, 2021

In high-end 21st century communications, information travels in the form of a stream of light pulses typically traveling through fiber optic cables. Each pulse

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Low-Cost NIST Demo Links Public Safety Radios to Broadband Wireless Network

April 12, 2021

Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a low-cost computer system that connects older public safety radios with the

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NIST Demo Adds Key Capability to Atom-Based Radio Communications

April 5, 2021

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and collaborators have demonstrated an atom-based sensor that can determine the

As Good as it Gets: NIST Develops Its Fourth Generation Wire Micrometer that Rivals Best in the World

March 11, 2021

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a dramatically improved laser-based instrument that measures the

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Calling All Firefighters: A New Research Study Wants to Hear from You

March 9, 2021

First responders are seeing a significant increase in the amount and types of data available to them while responding to emergencies. To maximize the value of

Calibrating Next-Gen Telecom at 5G and Beyond

February 22, 2021

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised and demonstrated the output components of a novel, quantum-based, self

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NIST Announces 2021 R&D Opportunities for Small Businesses

February 10, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced its fiscal year 2021 Small Business

PSCR Staff Spotlight: Human and Tech Connections with Kate Kapalo

February 9, 2021

Kate Kapalo is the Lead User Experience Researcher at NIST’s Public Safety Communications Research Division. Dr. Kapalo’s expertise lies at the intersection of

A Responder's Critical Path

January 26, 2021

We’ve all come to rely on the navigation apps on our mobile devices to steer our daily itineraries. Within seconds of typing our destination into a blinking

NIST Updates USGv6 Program in Support of New Federal IPv6 Initiatives

December 2, 2020

In November 2020, OMB issued memorandum M-21-07 "Completing the Transition to Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)", which outlines the Federal government's

Nearly $500K Awarded to Tech to Protect Finalists

December 1, 2020

The largest prize challenge in NIST's history reached its culmination last month as contestants of the Tech to Protect Challenge, a software development prize

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Using Lasers to Save Lives

November 6, 2020

Scenario: you’re driving to your new job at a university campus and using your Global Positioning System (GPS)-enabled smartphone to tell you—and your car—how

Upcoming NIST Publications on Cybersecurity for Public Safety

October 12, 2020

In this digital age, connecting to the Internet can leave us at risk of having personal information stolen. As public safety agencies evolve and adopt new

Quantum Economic Development Consortium Confirms Steering Committee

September 16, 2020

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) has formally established its steering committee with the signing of participation

Painting With Light: Novel Nanopillars Precisely Control the Color and Intensity of Transmitted Light

September 4, 2020

By shining white light on a glass slide stippled with millions of tiny titanium dioxide pillars, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and

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NIST’s SAMURAI Measures 5G Communications Channels Precisely

August 10, 2020

Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a flexible, portable measurement system to support design and repeatable

PSCR 2020: Most Watched Sessions

August 7, 2020

PSCR launched The Digital Experience on July 27 and during our first week - over 1,000 people got their first glimpse of the content we've been preparing all

PSCR Staff Spotlight: From Video Games to Public Safety with Jack Lewis

July 14, 2020

Jack Lewis is the Lead Virtual Reality (VR) developer at NIST's Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division. At PSCR, Lewis oversees the development

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Comb on a Chip: New Design for ‘Optical Ruler’ Could Revolutionize Clocks, Telescopes, Telecommunications

June 22, 2020

Just as a meter stick with hundreds of tick marks can be used to measure distances with great precision, a device known as a laser frequency comb, with its

The Great Pivot: Why PSCR is Digitally Convening Stakeholders in 2020

June 19, 2020

The pervasive global pandemic that swept across the world in 2020 has had a significant effect on businesses, travel, events, and more. For NIST’s Public Safety

Exciting On-Demand Sessions to Catch at PSCR 2020

May 26, 2020

The Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting is an annual event that connects representatives from public safety, federal agencies, industry, and academia to

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NIST Formula May Help 5G Wireless Networks Efficiently Share Communications Frequencies

May 26, 2020

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a mathematical formula that, computer simulations suggest, could help 5G

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NIST Researchers Boost Microwave Signal Stability a Hundredfold

May 21, 2020

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used state-of-the-art atomic clocks, advanced light detectors, and a measurement

PSCR Awards More Than $800K to Tech to Protect Contestants

May 21, 2020

NIST’s largest open innovation prize competition to date awarded $810,000 to contestants at the Tech to Protect Challenge National Award Event on May 1, 2020

NIST Scientists Create New Recipe for Single-Atom Transistors

May 11, 2020

Once unimaginable, transistors consisting only of several-atom clusters or even single atoms promise to become the building blocks of a new generation of

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