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National Physical Laboratory (NPL) News
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Recyclable electronics project shortlisted for `Innovation of the Year` award
The Business Green Leaders Awards, which celebrate and highlight pioneering work across the green economy, have shortlisted the Electronics Recycling in a Circular Economy (ERICE) project for their `Innovation of the Year` award. This ...
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Join NPL experts at the Air Quality and Emissions Show
NPL Environmental Measurements Group will be exhibiting and presenting at AQE 2015 - The Air Quality & Emissions Show. The event will include industrial emissions and stack monitoring, ambient air quality monitoring, and MCERTS ...
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New insight into improving air quality measurements
Researchers from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and King`s College London have identified a mechanism which is responsible for under-reporting of peak nitrogen dioxide concentrations at some air quality monitoring stations, and the ...
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Implant safety testing in magnetic resonance environments
The facilities at NPL recreate the radiofrequency (RF) fields typically found in an MR scanner, allowing implants to be tested in a controlled laboratory environment. With implanted devices becoming increasingly common, manufacturers need to be ...
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Opportunity to participate in European research projects, the European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research
NPL is actively seeking partners to become engaged with the projects. Opportunities range from providing advice and guidance to the project`s consortium, as well as offering to take up procedures, methods, protocols, devices and use of new/improved ...
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Help map the UK knowledge landscape
The Prime Minister`s Council for Science and Technology (CST) is investigating the UK`s knowledge landscape. The aim of this project is to build a picture of the whole research landscape in the UK and to develop a stronger evidence base. ...
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Special journal edition on the new SI
The SI is a globally agreed system of units at the heart of the world`s measurement system. It consists of seven base units: the metre (the unit of measurement of length), the kilogram (mass), the second (time), the ampere (electric current), ...
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NPL gives evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee
he Environmental Audit Committee examines how government policies and programmes will affect the environment and sustainable development. It is made up of prominent MPs from each of the major political parties. Jane was joined by Tony Grayling and ...
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Low Carbon City Lab
Climate-KIC has accepted a new Flagship project - the Low Carbon City Lab (LoCaL). This project is an important catalyst for green growth opportunities and climate change mitigation in cities and urban areas around the globe. The project will ...
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Innovation and the UK`s nuclear legacy
Sellafield is responsible for safely delivering nuclear decommissioning, waste management and commercial operations. In order to fulfil this role, Sellafield is constantly seeking innovative means to progress decommissioning and clean-up, ...
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NPL installation of antenna range in China complete
Extrapolation ranges provide the high accuracy antenna standards essential for applications such as satellite communications and Earth remote sensing. Since opening a new campus in Changping, north-west Beijing, NIM has been keen to improve their ...
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MRV a major theme at the UN climate negotiations
More than 190 countries gathered in Lima, Peru in December 2014 to debate a future agreement to limit our carbon emissions to avoid dangerous climate change. Members of the Centre for Carbon Measurement at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) ...
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Monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) a major theme at the UN climate negotiations
More than 190 countries gathered in Lima, Peru in December 2014 to debate a future agreement to limit our carbon emissions to avoid dangerous climate change. Members of the Centre for Carbon Measurement at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) ...
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Low Carbon City Lab
This project is an important catalyst for green growth opportunities and climate change mitigation in cities and urban areas around the globe. The project will provide funding, planning, capacity building, design and performance monitoring services ...
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Improved climate forecasting as TRUTHS moves closer to launch
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL), in partnership with Airbus Defence and Space, is expecting to shortly complete negotiations with the UK Space Agency (UKSA) for the award of the final contribution to funding in excess of ...
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Insights - Innovation
n the Autumn Statement 2014 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, stated: "Britain is raising its ambition. And nowhere is that clearer than in our commitment to science [...] In 2010, the UK was ranked fourteenth in the Global ...
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The 17th International Congress of Metrology - Call for papers
The 17th International Congress of Metrology 21-24 September 2014 being held in Paris, is where industry meets science to discover measurement technologies, explore industrial challenges and uncover the latest innovations. This is a three-day ...
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Laser ablation analysis wins Measurement in Action Award
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced the winners of its 2014 Innovation Awards, with the University of Tasmania, Imperial College London, the Natural History Museum, Lakehead University and AMIRA International winning ...
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New Quantum Metrology Institute at NPL
As part of the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme (UKNQT), the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) will also establish a Quantum Metrology Institute (QMI) at its Teddington site. This new Institute will cover all of NPL`s leading-edge quantum ...
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New Quantum Metrology Institute at NPL
As part of the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme (UKNQT), the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) will also establish a Quantum Metrology Institute (QMI) at its Teddington site. This new Institute will cover all of NPL`s leading-edge quantum ...