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UCF Develops the World’s First Optical Oscilloscope | University of Central Florida News

December 15, 2021 Office

A team from UCF has developed the world’s first optical oscilloscope, an instrument that is able to measure the electric field of light. The device converts light oscillations into electrical signals, much like hospital monitors […]

Parliament backs metrology partnership within Horizon Europe | News | European Parliament

November 24, 2021 Office

The partnership on metrology – the science of measurement – also aims to support sales of new innovative products and services through the use and adoption of new metrology capabilities in emerging technologies and to […]

Diode lasers for optical metrology | PTB.de

November 4, 2021 Office

PTBnews 03.2021 — In collaboration with an industrial partner, PTB has developed and assessed a very compact wavelength standard. This standard is based on a diode laser whose frequency is stabilized to transitions of the […]

On the path to a “nanometer standard” | PTB.de

November 4, 2021 Office

PTBnews 3.2021 — At PTB, absolute length measurements on a single-crystal silicon gauge block have been performed using imaging interferometry. These measurements have a smaller measurement uncertainty than all previous measurements. They provide more accurate […]

Testing 1-2: New Laser-Based Microphone Calibration Measures Up | NIST

September 2, 2021 Office

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have conducted the first demonstration of a faster and more accurate way to calibrate certain kinds of microphones. The technique, which uses lasers to measure […]

New Purdue research building will offer hypersonic testing, materials development | Purdue University News

August 3, 2021 Office

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Imagine an aircraft flying 2,800 miles across the United States in only 15 minutes. A state-of the-art building ready for construction at Purdue University will provide the facilities to explore that […]

NIST-Led Study Finds Variations in Quantitative MRI Scanners’ Measurements | NIST

June 30, 2021 Office

June 30, 2021 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is widely used in medicine to detect, diagnose and treat diseases such as cancer, while relying on experts’ interpretation of images. Quantitative MRI, which obtains numerical measurements during […]

Big Berthas used to measure laser power | Wright-Patterson AFB News

June 29, 2021 Office

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – The Air Force Metrology and Calibration Division is using some unique mobile “Big Bertha” series High Energy Laser primary reference calorimeters to support Air Force Research Laboratory’s national defense programs […]