Scientists from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have installed a Cryogenic Solar Absolute Radiometer (CSAR) at the Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos World Radiation Center (PMOD/WRC) in Switzerland. ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 23, 2015
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NPL's Quantum Detection Group has recently published a study in Scientific Reports that casts a new light on the electronic properties of quasi-free standing graphene (QFSG), a material that may find applications in high ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 5, 2015
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Modern microscopes use in-built magnification scales for routine calibration. However, recent advances in high-resolution technologies and a clear shift towards more automated systems challenge the accuracy of such scales ...
Nanophysics
Jun 2, 2015
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Mass spectrometry images provide a wonderful means of visualising molecules with high sensitivity, excellent specificity and in a label-free manner. They are rich in information and useful as a guide to the location of molecules ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 11, 2015
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Researchers from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), IBM and the University of Edinburgh have developed the first conceptually simple but broadly applicable model for water.
Condensed Matter
May 8, 2015
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Researchers at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), in collaboration with Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the University of Tampere, Finland, have developed a novel reference biosensor to aid the development ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 30, 2015
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The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has performed its first off-site X-ray residual stress measurement service for engineering company, Siemens.
Engineering
Apr 29, 2015
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Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) - the UK's National Measurement Institute - have developed an optical method for remotely measuring sound pressure inside a fully anechoic chamber which is the first to ...
General Physics
Apr 28, 2015
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Water is one of the most common and extensively studied substances on earth. It is vital for all known forms of life but its unique behaviour has yet to be explained in terms of the properties of individual molecules.
Condensed Matter
Apr 20, 2015
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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 ...
Environment
Mar 12, 2015
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