May 2017 – Cal Lab Magazine

Isothermal Technology Ltd Earns a Queen’s Award for Enterprise

May 17, 2017 Office

Isothermal Technology Ltd (Isotech) is celebrating winning a Queen’s Award for the co-development of an innovative resistance bridge for use in establishing and disseminating the International Temperature Scale (ITS-90). The product, called microK, is now […]

X-rays from Copper Source Set New Gold Standard for Measuring Industrial Materials

May 12, 2017 Office

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have produced and precisely measured a spectrum of X-rays using a new, state-of-the-art machine. The instrument they used to measure the X-rays took 20 years […]

A Faster Way to Calibrate Piston Gauges

May 2, 2017 Office

For industry and government labs to ensure their pressure-measurement machines are working correctly, they need a reliable source of pressure. Often, that source is a piston gauge – a cylinder of metal that falls through […]