Officially opened today, the JRC's new Smart Grid Interoperability Laboratory researches and evaluates ways to achieve integration and interoperability between smart devices and systems.The lab will help to ensure that new smart technologies are able to meet the potential they have to transform our societies.Our houses are fast becoming smart homes, with smart thermostats, domestic appliances and security systems activated by apps on our smartphones. But this is just the beginning.Smart homes are growing into smart communities and smart regions – even smart cities.