Factsheets
These resources are designed as a quick introduction to a subject that you can read online or download.
If you have any other general questions about measurement you can try our Frequently Asked Questions area or contact us
- An introduction to atomic timekeeping, the most accurate clocks in the Universe.
- An introduction to biotechnology, the collection of technologies that enable us to manipulate living organisms or their sub-cellular components to develop useful products, processes or services.
- Measurement science is changing and becoming more complex, and these days, mathematics and software are having an increasingly important role to play.
- An introduction to electricity the most commonly used form of energy for tasks ranging from simple heating and lighting to the powering of computers for the most complex of applications.
- An introduction to the history of length measurement.
- An introduction to ionising radiation.
- An introduction to nanotechnology, a compilation of technologies researching the ability to control or manipulate matter, structures and systems on the atomic and molecular scale.
- An introduction to temperature measurement.
- An introduction to traceability and uncertainty. One way of ensuring that your measurements are accurate is by tracing them back to national standards.
- An overview of the seven SI base units of measurement.