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World Metrology Day on 20 May

Every year on this date, the measurement community celebrates World Metrology Day.

This year, the focus is 'Measurement for Health' – a message that continues to be pertinent across the globe as we continue to fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Visit our World Metrology Day theme page for news stories around measurments for health and activities from Europe's measurement science community.

News Highlights

EMPIR project delivers new methodology and standards for ultra-high voltages

Ultra-high voltages are being used in a range of fields but until recently lacked the instrumentation and standards to ensure confidence in their use ...

Gas Insulated System (GIS) developed at FFII © REE

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New international standard on magnetic measurements and open access software

EMPIR project contributes to the world’s first international standard in small magnetic measurements and produces guides and software to ensure compli...

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Large inductor coil

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Measurement traceability for 3D printed medical implants

EMPIR project brings measurement traceability to additively manufactured medical implants that have the potential to revolutionise medicine

3D printed medical implant, Aalto University

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Quantitative MR-based imaging of physical biomarkers

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a commonly used medical scanning technique; more than 30 million scans are performed per year in EURAMET countries. Standard MRI scans are typically qualitative, requiring visual inspection to identify diseased tissue. Variation in subject...

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EMPIR

Metrology to enable rapid and accurate clinical measurements in acute management of sepsis

Sepsis is a life-threatening complication of infections, responsible for about 700,000 deaths a year in Europe, and six million worldwide. To improve the speed and accuracy of sepsis diagnoses using existing in vitro diagnostic (IVD) methods, measurements of established biom...

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EMPIR

Metrology for drug delivery

The EMRP project MeDD showed that the accuracy of drug delivery devices is critical to patient safety. Commercial devices can detect issues such as blockages in intravenous tubes, but more accurate and precise measurements of fluid path pressure are needed. It’s recognised t...

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EMPIR

Metrology for multi-modality imaging of impaired tissue perfusion

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Europe and costs the economy nearly €200 billion each year. Consequently, there is an urgent need for reliable diagnostic tests which identify patients at intermediate risk of cardiovascular disease, so they can be give...

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