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class="js-view-dom-id-0286a6734559d47520ac9ea167cc0a4e9be17ddf728cc90ce1c852402889aac1"> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2023/03/immersive-test-center-brings-first-responders-advanced-training" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/03/immersive-test-center-brings-first-responders-advanced-training" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230306045815im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/03/03/PSITC_blog_header-2.jpg?itok=ecmKXjxP" width="100" height="34" alt="First responder using virtual reality head set inside the Public Safety Immersive Test Center with NIST and FirstNet Authority staff." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/03/immersive-test-center-brings-first-responders-advanced-training"><span property="schema:name">Immersive Test Center brings first responders advanced training, opportunities to overcome challenges</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-03-03T12:00:00Z">March 3, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">This blog is a repost from the First Responder Network Authority, originally published on March 2, 2023. One of the biggest training challenges for first</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2023/02/how-digital-twins-could-protect-manufacturers-cyberattacks" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/02/how-digital-twins-could-protect-manufacturers-cyberattacks" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230306045815im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/02/23/Digital-Twin-rev2.png?itok=O_m4I4bV" width="100" height="62" alt="A graphic illustrates information flowing from both real and digital 3D printers on either side of a computer monitored by a person." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/02/how-digital-twins-could-protect-manufacturers-cyberattacks"><span property="schema:name">How Digital Twins Could Protect Manufacturers From Cyberattacks</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-02-23T12:00:00Z">February 23, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">Detailed virtual copies of physical objects are opening doors for better products across automotive, health care, aerospace and other industries.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2023/02/extreme-reality-telemetry-first-responders" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/02/extreme-reality-telemetry-first-responders" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230306045815im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/02/23/figure1-overlay.jpg?itok=MXDwQDsV" width="100" height="57" alt="iPad using augmented reality overlay to show an injured person on the floor. " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/02/extreme-reality-telemetry-first-responders"><span property="schema:name">Extreme Reality Telemetry for First Responders</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-02-23T12:00:00Z">February 23, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">Imagine a limited visibility scenario: smoke fills the air, making it difficult to see more than a few feet in front of you. The roar of the flames is deafening</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2023/02/spotlight-researcher-aly-artusio-glimpse-opens-quantum-window-rf" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/02/spotlight-researcher-aly-artusio-glimpse-opens-quantum-window-rf" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230306045815im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/02/13/aly_artusioglimpse_headshot.jpg?itok=IUzXgR-3" width="100" height="56" alt="Aly Artusio-Glimpse smiles and holds up a tiny glass square." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/02/spotlight-researcher-aly-artusio-glimpse-opens-quantum-window-rf"><span property="schema:name">Spotlight: Researcher Aly Artusio-Glimpse Opens a Quantum Window Into RF Measurements</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-02-11T12:00:00Z">February 11, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">Antennas need lots of calibration steps for consistent, accurate measurements of radio frequency (RF) fields. But there’s a new way.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news-updates/org/5636">View All News and Updates</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Events</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-45e6dc133c2503b19f6f71f85b1145abbdeca763c1ce4ccbe5f9fa5b380c4b1e"> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/events/2023/06/5x5-public-safety-innovation-summit" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/06/5x5-public-safety-innovation-summit"><span>5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="smartdate">Wed, Jun 28 - Fri, Jun 30 2023</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">5x5―the confirmation of a strong and clear signal. In 2023, it will also be a gathering place to make your voice heard</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/upcoming-events/org/5636">View All Events</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Projects and Programs</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-a54a74baa7778920bbdb8288402455364ef991067387125d2921dc4b61e85cfb"> <div> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/5g-beyond" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/5g-beyond" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230306045815im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/projects/next_generation_5g_research.jpg?itok=kCtfgnOS" width="100" height="49" alt="NIST engineer Kate Remley led development of new 94 gigahertz calibrated signal source and 16-antenna array operating at 83 gigahertz" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/5g-beyond"><span>5G & Beyond</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> “5G and beyond” refers to future generations of mobile wireless communication systems. The vision for these next-generation systems are to enable groundbreaking </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/5g6g-core-networks-and-services" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/5g6g-core-networks-and-services"><span>5G/6G Core Networks and Services</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> This program aims to advance networking and measurement sciences and promote consensus standards and best practices for the evolution from 5G to 6G, focusing on </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/700-mhz-building-coverage-app-measurement-system-development" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/700-mhz-building-coverage-app-measurement-system-development" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230306045815im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/projects/band-14-lte-cell-on-wheels.jpg?itok=TaegpDcz" width="100" height="75" alt="cell on wheels LTE coverage pscr" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/700-mhz-building-coverage-app-measurement-system-development"><span>700 MHz In-Building Coverage App & Measurement System Development</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> The Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program is researching the development of in-building apps for RF coverage evaluation, which is critical for </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/measurement-based-approach-5g-supply-chain-security" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/measurement-based-approach-5g-supply-chain-security" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230306045815im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2020/09/10/Robert%20Lucian%20Crusitu_circuit_SS_104531981.jpg?itok=vTvidLmm" width="100" height="63" alt="A close-up view of a circuit board shows a square with yellow dots surrounded by blue lines." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/measurement-based-approach-5g-supply-chain-security"><span>A measurement-based approach to 5G supply chain security</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> Revolutionizing the American economy comes from advancements in communication networks that enable a fully connected world through millions of devices providing </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/laboratories/projects-programs/org/5636">View All Projects/Programs</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Tools and Instruments</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-66070947d3821230c00f3b5a770b2b0915179fe87ee6bd498ccc48075e6a23de"> <div> <article role="article" about="/laboratories/tools-instruments/public-safety-communication-innovation-laboratory" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/laboratories/tools-instruments/public-safety-communication-innovation-laboratory" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230306045815im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2020/02/12/AR-2.png?itok=tOBauh7y" width="100" height="72" alt="This is a photo of a man in an augmented reality headset looking at the hologram of an IED." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/laboratories/tools-instruments/public-safety-communication-innovation-laboratory"><span>Public Safety Communication Innovation Laboratory</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">Built in 2018, the PSCR Innovation Laboratory is focused on next-generation communication capabilities for first responders. The PSCR lab maintains a modernized</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/laboratories/tools-instruments/lte-coverage-tool" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/laboratories/tools-instruments/lte-coverage-tool"><span>LTE Coverage Tool</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">This experimental application was developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research Division (PSCR)</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/laboratories/tools-instruments/org/5636">View All Tools & Instruments</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Awards</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-880b927a1fba28cf16a34c5ced7ada7ae6c3e3e8c1267fcae7aa90ab16c0e845"> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-duncan-mcgillivray-adam-wunderlich-keith-forsyth-jack-sklar" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-duncan-mcgillivray-adam-wunderlich-keith-forsyth-jack-sklar" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230306045815im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/01/18/BRONZE_forsyth%2Ckord%2Ckuester%2Cmcgillivary%2Cnelson%2Csanders%2Cwunderlich-comp.jpg?itok=Nmfbt01c" width="100" height="74" alt="2022 Bronze Medal Awardees" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-duncan-mcgillivray-adam-wunderlich-keith-forsyth-jack-sklar"><span>2022 - Bronze Medal Award---Duncan McGillivray, Adam Wunderlich, Keith Forsyth, Jack Sklar, Daniel Kuester, Azizollah Kord, Robert Horansky, Eric Nelson, Frank Sanders</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For development of a validated test methodology to measure the impact of newly deployed commercial cellular equipment on DoD Test Range systems.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-avi-gopstein-cuong-nguyen-nelson-hastings-david-wollman" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-avi-gopstein-cuong-nguyen-nelson-hastings-david-wollman" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230306045815im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/12/21/Gopstein.Wollman.Hastings.Nguyen.Bronze.jpg?itok=0FJnCGb7" width="100" height="60" alt="Avi Gopstein, Cuong Nguyen, Nelson Hastings and David Wollman bronze award" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-avi-gopstein-cuong-nguyen-nelson-hastings-david-wollman"><span>2022 - Bronze Medal Award---Avi Gopstein, Cuong Nguyen, Nelson Hastings, David Wollman</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For exemplary leadership and technical contributions in modernizing NIST’s strategic vision for power systems communication and information exchange.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2022-allen-v-astin-measurement-science-award-dazhen-gu-aaron-hagerstrom-benjamin-jamroz" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-allen-v-astin-measurement-science-award-dazhen-gu-aaron-hagerstrom-benjamin-jamroz" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230306045815im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/01/18/ASTIN-gu%2Chagerstrom%2Cjamroz%2Cjargon%2Cstanfield%2Cstoup%2Cwilliams-comp.jpg?itok=S6zz8k1_" width="100" height="99" alt="Allen V Astin Award 2022" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-allen-v-astin-measurement-science-award-dazhen-gu-aaron-hagerstrom-benjamin-jamroz"><span>2022 - Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award---Dazhen Gu, Aaron Hagerstrom, Benjamin Jamroz, Jeffrey Jargon, Christian Long, Ann F. Monke, Eric Stanfield, Angela Stelson, John Stoup, Dylan Williams</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For developing rigorous traceability with correlated uncertainties for microwave power and scattering parameters at 5G/6G communications frequencies.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2022-colleagues-choice-award-linda-derr" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-colleagues-choice-award-linda-derr" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230306045815im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/12/20/Derr.ColleaguesChoice.jpg?itok=YGy70LJW" width="67" height="100" alt="Linda Derr Colleagues Choice" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-colleagues-choice-award-linda-derr"><span>2022 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Linda Derr</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For innovation in the Boulder Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) enhancing growth, stakeholder communication, and collaborative research.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/awards/org/5636">View All Awards</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Taking Measure Blog</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-5d7b0838645a97a9618e8a2e7ad2afc438cb9859af467eac2842573088006b74"> <div> <article role="article" about="/blogs/taking-measure/4-places-weights-and-measures-help-you-get-what-you-pay" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230306045815/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/4-places-weights-and-measures-help-you-get-what-you-pay" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230306045815im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/02/28/weights%20and%20measures%20week%202023%20graphic.png?itok=2qx0ELS3" width="100" height="63" alt="Graphic with text that reads "Weights and Measures" and shows fish at a seafood counter, a bag of mulch, a grocery checkout, and a gas pump. 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