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NIST Team Compares 3 Top Atomic Clocks With Record Accuracy Over Both Fiber and Air | NIST

March 24, 2021 Office

In a significant advance toward the future redefinition of the international unit of time, the second, a research team led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has compared three of the world’s […]

A Better Way to Measure Acceleration | NIST

March 11, 2021 Office

You’re going at the speed limit down a two-lane road when a car barrels out of a driveway on your right. You slam on the brakes, and within a fraction of a second of the […]

NMIs demonstrate high accuracy reference measurement system for SARS-CoV-2 testing | BIPM News

December 10, 2020 Office

Twenty-one National Metrology Institutes and expert laboratories from sixteen countries have demonstrated that highly accurate measurements of the amount of the SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA can be achieved worldwide using reverse transcription-digital PCR (RT-dPCR). The ability […]

An Introduction to Measurement Uncertainty

November 11, 2020 Office

This introduction to measurement uncertainty is intended for metrology professionals working in calibration laboratories and metrology institutes, as well as students in tertiary-level science and engineering programmes. The subject matter is presented with an emphasis […]

NIM Newsletter Launched | National Institute of Metrology of China | NIM

May 10, 2020 Office

The first issue of NIM Newsletter is now available online. It is a new way of sharing updates on NIM’s research and operation with friends around the world. This Issue comes at a special time […]

Universe in the Balance | NIST

February 12, 2020 Office

February 12, 2020 – NIST News Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found a way to link measurements made by a device integral to microchip fabrication and other industries directly […]

The National Research Council of Canada and the University of Ottawa create a new innovation hub – Canada.ca

January 31, 2020 Office

January 31, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario – National Research Council of Canada Business leaders, researchers, and students today celebrated the launch of the Joint Centre for Extreme Photonics (JCEP) in Ottawa. Established by the National […]

Photon drive for quantum flux transfer | PTB News

December 30, 2019 Office

PTB-News 3.2019 24.09.2019 At PTB, a pulse-driven Josephson standard for the generation of AC voltages has been realized where the voltage pulses are synthesized by means of optical components. This has advantages compared to the […]