Annual Review 2012 published
Providing a review of last year's science and engineering achievements and the economic and societal benefits of NPL's work …
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£25 million investment in measurement science
David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science, has announced a new £25 million investment in an Advanced Metrology Laboratory at NPL to extend the UK's capabilities in key nano- and quantum technologies …
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Heart-shaped nano beads
NPL's super-resolution imaging method visualises a heart-shaped cluster of individual beads 170 nanometres in size …
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Insights - Carbon emissions and climate
NPL's Insights magazine looks at the contribution of measurement to understanding and mitigating climate change …
Metrology for the 2020s
NPL presents its vision for measurement capability in the 2020s ...
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Cryogenic Current Comparator provides the world's most accurate ratio of current, which together with the Quantum Hall effect allows resistance to be measured to very high accuracy.
NPL helped ReactivLab test the quality of an essential ingredient used in a test for diagnosing canine disease.
NPL develops a tool to visualise an important aspect of the performance of treatment heads used in physiotherapy ultrasound.
NPL is collaborating with institutions across Europe to improve radioactivity measurements.
On-site electric current measurement technology offers 839,000 tonnes of carbon savings and £250 million in economic benefit.
NPL tweets
- Hot topic: climate satellite mission seeks TRUTHS http://t.co/ouQfE6sDBm via @TheEngineerUK1 day ago
- .@TheEngineerUK reports on NPL's 'thermochromic tile' that can help spot problems with ultrasound equipment http://t.co/Nha0xlnQus5 days ago
- A new tool developed at NPL could help improve ultrasound treatments for muscle and ligament damage http://t.co/B3UfZ3zJ0E5 days ago
- Organised by Measurement Network, this webinar will focus on steam side oxidation, a phenomena commonly encountered in heat exchangers and steam raising plants.
- A three day training course at Hexagon Metrology, Telford, introducing measurement knowledge focusing upon dimensional techniques.
- A three day training course at Coventry University introducing measurement knowledge focusing upon dimensional techniques.
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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.
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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...
The NPL Zeiss Auriga 60 focused ion beam scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM) is a major facility for 3D microstructural characterisation of materials.
NPL has developed a laser-based acoustic mapping technique, collaborating with PMC loudspeakers to adapt the technique into a valuable design tool.
A team of scientists from NPL and the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust have successfully completed an initial trial of a new, potentially more reliable, technique for screening breast cancer using ultrasound