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In the breakout session of the TRB's 11th International Automated Road Transportation Symposium, entitled ADS Standards Hot Topics: Operational Design Domain
In IEEE Cloud & Continuum, NIST's Robert Bohn and industry researchers, Craig Lee and Martial Michel published The IEEE 2302-2021 Standard on Intercloud
At the World Cities Summit in Singapore, July 31-August 3, 2022, NIST's Michael Dunaway presented the Framework for Key Performance Indicators for Smart Cities
The potential of quantum communications lies in the phenomena called "entanglement." It involves entangling two or more subatomic particles, like photons, which
Atoms are notoriously difficult to control. They zigzag like fireflies, tunnel out of the strongest containers and jitter even at temperatures near absolute
NIST has aided manufacturing's transition from paper-based representations – like 2D blueprints – to digital representations, such as 3D graphics, as well as
In June 2022, NIST's Conrad Bock proposed upgrades for the Systems Modeling Language ( SysML 2) to the standards development organization, Object Management
In the Internet, laser light is used to carry signals to intended destinations. Such optical communications enabled the establishment of the global Internet and
SEPA's Interoperability Profiles Task Force, led by NIST’s Cuong Nguyen, published its Interoperability Profile for Electric Vehicle Fleet Managed Charging
On May 31, 2022, NIST's Rick Candell gave the keynote address to IEEE's workshop on Performance Assessment of Industrial Wireless Systems. The workshop was
After a year of virtual collaboration, international and NIST researchers involved in a federated 5G Testbed development effort, called “Project Agility,” held
With the increasing use of distributed energy resources (DER) – solar, wind, and more – to generate power, organizations have developed standards for their
NIST's Smart Grid Group leader, Avi Gopstein, was featured on Smart Grid Today's podcast, released May 12, 2022. Ideally, said Gopstein, the smart grid's many
Advances in the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence are part of a new industrial revolution to make manufacturing faster, better, and cheaper. These
Join the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s Public Safety Communications Research Division (PSCR) for their Annual Public Safety Broadband
At the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research Division (PSCR), we are frequently asked about our
The structure — a square overhead loop connecting two square panels — increases the incoming radio signal, or electric field, applied to the gaseous atoms in
In May 2017, NIST formed a technical working group to develop best practices guidelines in selecting and deploying industrial wireless solutions within
After extensive study in the laboratory and two real-world environments, NIST results confirmed that the main signal path — over a clear “line of sight” between