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  NPL launches new Gender Equality group on International Women's Day 11 March 2019 As part of our commitment to equal opportunities and diversity, NPL has launched a brand-new Gender Equality group to celebrate and support the development of female colleagues, all in time for International Women's Day 2019
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  New NPL Fellow – Josephine Bunch 04 March 2019 Dr Josephine Bunch has been appointed an NPL Fellow in the field of Biomolecular Analysis for her ground-breaking work in mass spectrometry and tissue imaging
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  Researchers hit new record for low power consumption frequency combs 28 February 2019 As published in Optica, scientists reduce the power demands for generating soliton frequency combs, an essential tool for highly accurate optical clocks
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  NPL Board member to become President of the Royal Academy of Engineering 20 February 2019 Professor Sir Jim McDonald has been nominated to become the next President of the Royal Academy of Engineering
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  Unit of the month – the kelvin 19 February 2019 In preparation for the SI changes that are coming in on 20 May 2019, we are looking at a unit a month
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  NPL celebrates UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science 11 February 2019 11 February is the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which aims to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls
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  Unit of the month – the ampere 21 January 2019 In preparation for the SI changes that are coming in on 20 May 2019, we are looking at a unit a month
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  CEO of NPL speaks on importance of international collaboration during MoU re-signing in China 20 January 2019 NPL strengthens collaborative ties with Chinese National Institute of Metrology through MoU Addendum and NPL Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) contract
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  London's Mayor launches world's largest air quality monitoring network 15 January 2019 NPL is working alongside a team of experts on a new project which uses the world's most advanced network of air quality monitors to better understand Londoners' exposure to air pollution around the city
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  NPL scientists discover new ways to twist and shift light 14 January 2019 The results from the National Physical Laboratory's latest research in photonics could open doors to new quantum technologies and telecoms systems

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