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  New technique paves the way to a global underwater earthquake monitoring network 18 June 2018 Taking advantage of the vast undersea telecommunications cable infrastructure, a global network for underwater earthquakes could be implemented using laser-based techniques
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  Measurement strategy: delivery plan published 13 June 2018 On 1 June 2018, the UK measurement strategy's delivery plan was published. The delivery plan sets out a body of work which directly responds to the themes of the strategy, which will support the UK to capitalise on its world-leading National Measurement System (NMS)
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  NPL flies the Rainbow Flag in support of LGBT+ community 13 June 2018 To celebrate Pride month, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is, for the first time, flying the Rainbow Flag in support of our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) staff and the LGBT+ community across the globe
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  NPL scientists win prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Awards 11 May 2018 National Physical Laboratory (NPL) scientists Dr Andrew Pollard and Dr Paul Brewer take home Royal Society of Chemistry Awards for their contribution to the development of new materials for use in industry and everyday life
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  Prepare to be amazed and get hands-on with science at Open House 2018 30 April 2018 On Thursday 17 May we are opening our doors to the public, to showcase some of the world's leading research taking place inside our laboratories. All money raised will be donated to Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
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  NPL scientists create diodes made of light 24 April 2018 Photonics researchers at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have achieved the extra-ordinary by creating a diode consisting of light that can be used, for the first time, in miniaturised photonic circuits, as published in Optica

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