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The 28th Meeting of the CGPM

October 16, 2026 Office

The CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) wrapped up its 28th meeting this week. The conference is where Member States, Associate Members, and International Liaison Organizations of the BIPM (Bureau International des Poids et […]

NIST Researchers Correct Common Error Confounding Nanotech Measurements | NIST News

August 10, 2026 Office

August 6, 2026 Nanoscience, which studies small objects, has a big problem. According to a team of scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the field confronts a pervasive error of data […]

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The first stable version of the SI Reference Point | BIPM News

June 18, 2026 Office

Version 1.0.0 of the SI Reference Point has been officially released. The SI Reference Point is a digital representation of the SI Brochure, which defines the International System of Units (SI), the world’s only internationally agreed […]

Arcline-Backed DwyerOmega Acquires Lake Shore Cryotronics

June 10, 2026 Office

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., June 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — DwyerOmega, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, today announced the acquisition of Lake Shore Cryotronics (“Lake Shore” or the “Company”). The acquisition strengthens DwyerOmega’s precision temperature measurement product offering in […]

Updated SI Brochure clarifies the status of non-SI units | BIPM News

June 4, 2026 Office

The SI Brochure is the authoritative document describing the International System of Units (SI), the world’s only internationally agreed system of units. The new version introduces revisions to the section on non-SI units and updates […]

Accuracy records set: Two research groups awarded Helmholtz Prizes | PTB Press Release

June 1, 2026 Office

Although the prefixes ‘nano’, ‘femto’ and ‘atto’ suggest something small, they often conceal significant physics and impressive technology. This year, two research groups have been awarded the Helmholtz Prize for setting accuracy records in their […]

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Metrology and Quality Through Education

April 29, 2026 Office

Carson, California, April 29, 2026 — The digital revolution driving how organizations function today is advancing at a pace where the foundational processes that prepare professionals, especially metrologists, with a challenge to remain current. Industry […]

NIST Weighs In on the Mystery of the Gravitational Constant | NIST News

April 16, 2026 Office

The time had come to open the envelope, but Stephan Schlamminger, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), wasn’t sure he wanted to know the secret number that lay inside. For […]