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Electric-acoustic spectroscopy for intermolecular interactions in solution

Ongoing

NIST’s Material Measurement Laboratory and Communications Technology Laboratory are developing a new spectroscopy for intermolecular interactions. The team is

Smart Grid Communication Networks

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While there is a clear need for communication networks supporting reliable information transfer between the various entities in the electric grid, there are

Smart Grid Communications

Completed

While there is a clear need for communication networks supporting reliable information transfer between the various entities in the electric grid, there are

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NIST’s Low-Cost Radio System Could Help Trace Disease Spread

Cell towers broadcast signals through two trees, one of which has green leaves while the other is bare. A cellphone behind the greenery indicates a poorer signal than the phone behind the bare tree.

NIST Helps Next-Generation Cell Technology See Past the Greenery

Minimum Small-signal Gain Amplifiers [300-500] GHz