Our Posters are designed as a quick introduction to a subject.
Educate + Explore
Find out more about the interesting things we do; from measuring time to building water rockets - including information on our educational resources.
For more information, please contact: Andrew Hanson
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See NPL's interactive media assets from our YouTube, ITunes and Flickr presences.
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The National Physical Laboratory was founded in 1900 to promote links between science and commerce.
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The NPL online barograph has been recording the pressure in Teddington, UK, since 1st January 1998.
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A 6-week course for people interested in science and its impact on our lives.
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Outline of Measurement Units information including SI units.
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Information about how time is measured and why accurate timing is so important.
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Information on how to build a water rocket and also on entering NPL's annual Water Rocket Challenge.
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This useful physics handbook produced in association with the Institute of Physics (IoP) is an excellent resource for physics students and teachers.
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The 'Science: [So what? So everything]' campaign encourages public interest in science and shows people its importance to their everyday lives as well as to the strength of the UK economy.
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Science related material of use to students.
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NPL provides a number of resources that might be of interest to teachers and students.
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The Virtual Physical Laboratory (VPLab) software contains over 180 interactive experiments for use by teachers and by pupils individually.
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The NPL Academy gives GCSE students a real taster for work at the UK's leading measurement research laboratory.
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An Electron Tree is a small Perspex block which has been internally fractured by electrons escaping through a tiny break in the Perspex's base.