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Communications Technology Laboratory / Smart Connected Systems Division

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Moving Toward Autonomous Systems – NIST Leader Offers Vision in University Presentation

May 1, 2023

Today, automated systems can operate without human intervention and are increasingly being developed and deployed. In a presentation at the University of

Best Investments for Robust Complex Networks: NIST, University Researchers Show How

March 1, 2023

NIST and University of Maryland researchers developed approaches for determining suitable investments for improving the robustness of complex systems, which are

International Collaborators Use NIST Concepts and Expertise to Design Federated 5G Testbeds

March 1, 2023

International collaborators, including NIST, seeking to connect several 5G testbeds across the world, held a technical workshop at the University of Arizona in

NIST Hosts Annual Meeting on Future Internet Architecture

March 1, 2023

NIST conducted the Named Data Networking (NDN) Community Meeting 2023 in Gaithersburg, MD at its National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence and online, on 2-3

NIST Researchers Extend Model to Predict Minimum Investment for Optimum Cybersecurity Across Large, Weakly Connected Networks

February 1, 2023

Previously, NIST researchers developed a model for predicting the minimum investment needed to achieve the optimum cybersecurity for large networks. Basically

International Effort Develops Plan for Federated 5G Testbeds, NIST Researcher Informs Architecture

December 1, 2022

In October 2022, international collaborators, including NIST researchers, met in Jeju, South Korea, to define a path to federated 5G Testbeds, dubbed "Project

University, NIST Researchers Develop System to Help Science Programs Manage Big Data

November 1, 2022

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's most powerful particle accelerator, is used to test theoretical predictions in particle physics. It generates an

NSF-funded Testbed to Deploy NIST's NDN Router Allowing Users to Find and Get Data at High Speeds

November 1, 2022

The NIST team, supporting the Information Centric Networking Program, developed a high-speed networking router that allows Internet users to name data they seek

Teleoperation Expanding the Solution Space for Automated Driving

September 1, 2022

NIST's Tao Zhang participated in the breakout session on Remote Assistance and Teleoperation for Automated Vehicle Operations. Zhang addressed how

NIST Researchers Demonstrate Quantum Entanglement with Distant, Synchronized Network Nodes

August 1, 2022

The potential of quantum communications lies in the phenomena called "entanglement." It involves entangling two or more subatomic particles, like photons, which

NIST-led Research Shows Advantages of Quantum-Enabled Communications for Internet

August 1, 2022

In the Internet, laser light is used to carry signals to intended destinations. Such optical communications enabled the establishment of the global Internet and

International Researchers Pursue 5G Testbed

July 1, 2022

After a year of virtual collaboration, international and NIST researchers involved in a federated 5G Testbed development effort, called “Project Agility,” held

NIST Researchers Investigate a Hybrid Wired/Wireless Deterministic Network for the Smart Grid

March 1, 2022

NIST researchers have published a technical paper in IEEE Wireless Communication: A Hybrid Wired/Wireless Deterministic Network for Smart Grid, to examine

NIST Researchers Develop Algorithm for Assuring Quality-of-Service in 5G/6G Networks

February 19, 2022

5G and 6G networks will differ greatly in composition and services, compared to one-size-fits-all 4G networks. 5G and 6G networks must provide varying services

How Many Infections Are in Networks (or Society)? NIST Researchers Offer a Way to Find Out

February 1, 2022

When infections spread, like malware in networks or diseases in society, not all individual cases are known. Networks may lack the latest detection means and

A Mailbox Theory for 6G - an intelligent network

NIST and University Researchers Offer Future 6G Network Concept

December 29, 2021

In 6G Cognitive Information Theory: A Mailbox Perspective, published in MDPI, October 16, 2021, NIST and international researchers propose a "cognitive" 6G

IEEE Approves Cloud Computing Standard, Aided by NIST

December 21, 2021

On December 8, 2021, the IEEE Standards Association Standards Board approved the IEEE 2302-2021 Standard for Intercloud Interoperability and Federation produced

NIST Supports Teleoperation Forum on Concepts and Standardization

December 1, 2021

On December 2, 2021, over 180 experts from around the world participated in the first 5G-Blueprint Forum on Teleoperation, organized by the 5G-Blueprint Project

‘Indoor GPS’ Apps Closer to Reality With New NIST Challenge

April 7, 2017

GPS usually works great outdoors, but what if you’re disoriented in a large building such as a museum or a mall? There are no smartphone apps for indoor

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Nanotechnology
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