Insights - Carbon emissions and climate
NPL's Insights magazine looks at the contribution of measurement to understanding and mitigating climate change …
MASER power comes out of the cold
NPL scientists demonstrate, for the first time, a solid-state MASER capable of operating at room temperature, paving the way for its widespread adoption …
Metrology for the 2020s
NPL presents its vision for measurement capability in the 2020s ...
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NPL is involved in a new European project to demonstrate the production of large area organic electronics.
UK testing company wins NPL-sponsored award for a software suite that can analyse LED, lamp and laser optical safety.
NPL's work in energy harvesting is featured in The Telegraph and The Engineer.
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- This event will address the challenges and exciting new opportunities facing next generation of sensor networks for smart monitoring and will discuss the lessons learnt during our four year monitoring of the NPL footbridge over various damage and repair cycles.
- A three day training course at Mitutoyo, Coventry, introducing measurement knowledge focusing upon dimensional techniques.
- This event will showcase the work of the University of Surrey Advanced Technology Institute and partner groups. It will also provide opportunities for networking.
Image gallery
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) measures the temperatures and heat flow in materials as a function of time and temperature, providing information about physical and chemical changes that involve a change in heat capacity or external temperature.
The electromagnetic anechoic chamber is used to calibrate antennas at frequencies up to 18GHz. The room is specially designed to absorb any and all electromagnetic waves, allowing precise measurements to be made without interference.
The NPL apparatus for single molecule imaging. By using three lasers (red, green and blue) we can use three different colours of fluorescence, enabling us to monitor up to three different types of molecule in the same experiment.
A polyurethane tile developed as an acoustic absorber for sonar frequency water tanks. The tile, developed through proof-of-concept funding, has properties which make it very absorbing and minimally reflective to water-borne sound above a frequency of 20 kHz.
This strontium end cap ion trap could redefine the way that the world measures the second. Current time measurements are made using caesium fountain clocks, but the team working on the ion trap clocks estimate that they could measure time up to 1000 times more accurately.
The UV Dosimeter, created by scientists at NPL, helps to minimise the risk of ultraviolet treatment by measuring the dose given as accurately as possible. UV treatment is used for skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema.
NPL launches the Centre for Carbon Measurement to drive the UK's low carbon economy...
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Earth-based systems for tracking spacecraft could be replaced by nature's GPS in space...
NPL awarded the Institute of Physics Best Practice in Professional Development Award 2012-2015...
The Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts, has announced his decision on NPL's future operations from 2014...
