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EMPIR project releases software and optical constants for the photonics industry

For many of the 5000 photonics companies in Europe a precise knowledge of a material’s optical properties is vital for indust...
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Paper describing work of Large Volume Metrology EMPIR project wins outstanding paper award

Improving large-scale dimensional measurements for manufacturing
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EMPIR project publishes good practice guide to aid uptake of standards related to waveguides

From 2012 to 2016 the IEEE published standards for high-frequency waveguides. EMPIR NeWITT project supports their uptake ...
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EMPIR project hastens the adoption of phosphor thermometry technique

Almost all manufacturing relies on accurate temperature measurements, but for many, a reliable knowledge of the temperature i...
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EMPIR project enables world-first for dynamic pressure and temperature measurements

Rapidly changing temperatures and pressures encountered in many production environments make accurate calibrations difficult ...
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VAMAS and EURAMET sign Memorandum of Understanding

Both organisations want to collaborate to foster metrology for advanced materials and to support the development standards ...
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EMPIR project enables development of the first traceable spectroscopic HCl standard worldwide

The first traceable spectroscopic standard for Hydrogen Chloride worldwide has been developed and metrologically validated at...
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EMPIR project completes measurement campaigns to reduce uncertainty for geodesy measurements

Developing transfer standards disseminated to the SI metre and novel geodetic devices
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EMPIR project receives recognition for important contribution to thermophysical properties research

Supporting robust measurement of thermophysical properties in solid materials
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EMPIR project generates first stable trace level Hydrogen Chloride gas standards

A new dynamic gas standard for HCl has been developed in the 1–15 nmol mol-1 range – a major cause of production loss in semi...
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