17 News & Press Releases found
National Physical Laboratory (NPL) News
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Protecting engineering materials from water impact
Erosion caused by the impact of water droplets on component surfaces can lead to failures in key technological applications. For example, in steam generating plants, the leading edge of turbine blades suffer major erosion damage from the steam ...
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Supporting uptake of green gas
Lucy Culleton of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has won the first European Biogas Association(EBA) Poster Award for her work supporting the introduction of biogas into Europe`s gas networks. Declining natural gas resources and renewable ...
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Energy efficient lighting SME first UK company to be verified by EU green technology scheme
An Edinburgh-based SME has become the first UK company to have its product`s performance claims verified under an EU pilot scheme. Greengage Lighting Ltd, branded as `AgriLamp`, has achieved verification of the performance claims of its energy ...
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Decarbonathon winners announced
Four innovative projects have been declared the winners of the Decarbonathon, a competition created through a Young Global Leaders initiative of the World Economic Forum to find the most promising solutions to reduce CO2 emissions in ...
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Real-time tracking shows how batteries degrade
How disposable lithium batteries degrade during normal use has been tracked in real-time by a UCL-led team, including the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), using sophisticated 3D imaging, giving a new way to non-invasively monitor performance loss ...
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Supporting the rollout of hydrogen energy
As the UK`s first renewable hydrogen refuelling station opens, the Gas Metrology team at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is supporting the rollout of hydrogen vehicles through its hydrogen purity laboratory, which provides quality assurance ...
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Facts on fracking needed to make responsible decisions about UK energy
The government recently announced that it will award 27 new exploration licences, opening up 1,000 square miles of the UK as potential sites for shale gas extraction. With thousands more people faced with the possibility of having it on their ...
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Fingerprinting emissions from waste incinerators
The use of MWIs to dispose of materials such as plastic, glass and food waste is increasing in the UK due to EU restrictions on the use of landfill. The European Industrial Emissions Directive, which aims to protect the environment and human health, ...
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Celebrating 60 Years of Atomic Timekeeping
Wednesday 3 June 2015 marks the 60th anniversary of atomic timekeeping, a revolutionary technology which underpins much that we take for granted in the modern world. From global communications and satellite navigation to the systems behind our ...
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Siemens benefits from first off-site X-ray stress measurements
Siemens required a series of residual stress measurements to be carried out on a 2 m long steam turbine rotor shaft, designed for use in power plants. NPL`s new portable X-ray system, the Pulstec µ-x360, meant the Advanced Materials team was ...
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From innovation to implementation
As the UK`s innovation foundation, Nesta aims to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life, by providing investments and grants as well as mobilising research, networks and skills. An important step along this path is the rigorous ...
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Novel electrode boosts green hydrogen research
Polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysers (PEMWEs) convert electricity and water into hydrogen and oxygen using two electrodes separated by a solid polymer electrolyte. This promising technology could be coupled to intermittent renewable ...
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Detecting defects in solar cells
Solar panels, or photovoltaic (PV) modules, are being rapidly deployed across the world as costs fall and the need for sustainable, low-carbon energy grows. Being able to effectively characterise PV cells is a key factor in quality control during ...
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Nick Ridler awarded Fellowship and Visiting Professorship at University of Surrey
As part of the appointment, Nick will continue his work with researchers in the University`s Advanced Technology Institute (ATI), including the establishment of a state-of-the-art joint Nonlinear Microwave Metrology Centre. The Centre ...
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Timekeeping with caesium on the BBC
An episode of the BBC World Service`s Elemental Economics series, focusing on the element caesium, featured scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) speaking about the caesium fountain atomic clock and NPLTime®. NPL`s Leon Lobo and ...
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Hydrogen refuelling station at NPL
A planning application has been submitted for a new hydrogen storage and vehicle refuelling system at NPL, as part of a project backed by the Mayor of London to demonstrate hydrogen fuel cell cars. An article in Materials World by Nabil Zahlan, ...
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Fundamentals of Dimensional Measurement
NPL Training has released a new online module - Fundamentals of Dimensional Measurement - exploring the relevance of dimensional measurement to all stages of the engineering process. Researchers at NPL have discovered that the conductivity at the ...