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In recent tests evoking visions of the universal translator on "Star Trek," researchers evaluated three two-way, real-time, voice-translation devices designed to improve communications between the US military and non-English speakers in foreign countries.

(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) Like snowflakes or fingerprints, no two quantum dots are identical. But a new etching method for shaping and positioning these semiconductor nanocrystals might change that. Tests at NIST confirm that etched quantum dots emit single particles of light, boosting prospects for powering new types of devices for quantum communications.

(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) A new publication that recommends best practices for the next generation of portable biometric acquisition devices -- Mobile ID -- has been published by NIST.

(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) Recent tests by researchers at NIST will provide much needed, independent data on how electromagnetic radiation penetrates aircraft, helping to ensure continued air travel safety.

(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) Tests at NIST are helping to ensure that wireless safety equipment such as alarm beacons for firefighters and other emergency responders will operate reliably in the presence of other wireless devices.

(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) A new lab at NIST is helping to bring these tiny but brilliant devices into your home, to help save both energy costs and the environment.

(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) Researchers at NIST have proposed a mathematical tweak that improves the accuracy of a temperature measurement technique used to monitor critical temperatures in microfludic devices used for tasks such as medical diagnostics and DNA forensics.

(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) If you've seen an Internet ad for capacitor-type power factor correction devices, you might be led to believe that using one can save you money on your residential electricity bill. However, a team including specialists at NIST have recently explained why the devices actually provide no savings by discussing the underlying physics.

(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) Recent NIST measurements may have revealed the optimal characteristics for a new type of highly efficient computer memory now under development -- nanowire-based charge-trapping memory devices.