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New edition of ISO/IEC 17025 just published | ISO News

December 1, 2017 Office

ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, is the international reference for laboratories carrying out calibration and testing activities around the world. Producing valid results that are widely trusted is […]

Lights, Camera, Calibrate! Improving Space Cameras with a Better Model for Ultra-Bright Lamps | NIST

November 14, 2017 Office

Studio photographers may be familiar with the 1,000-watt quartz halogen lamps known as “FELs.” Scientists use them too—specially calibrated ones, at least—to test the performance of light sensors that monitor Earth’s weather, plant life and […]

Progress towards redefining the International System of Units in 2018 | EURAMET News

October 27, 2017 Office

Last weeks (20 October) meeting of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM) resulted in a resolution recommending the redefinition of four base units of the International System of Units (SI): the kilogram, the […]

Bringing the World Closer to Revised Measurement System, Scientists Update Four Key Fundamental Constants | NIST

October 24, 2017 Office

Paving the way for transforming the world’s measurement system, an international task force has determined updated values for four fundamental constants of nature. The updated values comprise the last scientific piece of the puzzle for […]

How Bright is the Moon, Really? | NIST

October 13, 2017 Office

The “inconstant moon,” as Shakespeare called it in Romeo and Juliet, is more reliable than his pair of star-crossed lovers might have thought. Now researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plan […]

AXIe Consortium and Multiple Companies Announce Optical Communication Standard for Instrumentation Systems

October 2, 2017 Office

NIWOT, CO–(Marketwired – October 02, 2017) – The AXIe Consortium announced a new specification, Optical Data Interface, suitable for high-speed instrumentation systems addressing challenging applications in 5G communications, mil/aero, and advanced communication research. The AXIe […]

£40M Research Center Supports Metrology in Industry 4.0 | Engineering.com

September 21, 2017 Office

Metrology is an integral part of the fourth industrial revolution. With manufacturers facing waves of big data as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) ramps up and factories get smarter, the demand for higher levels […]

Announcing the successful industrial feasibility test of a turnkey quantum Hall system for graphene – Oxford Instruments

July 31, 2017 Office

31 July 2017 – Oxford Instrument announces the successful completion of the collaborative project with National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at University of Manchester. The project has been partially funded […]