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The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK's National Measurement Institute and is a world-leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate measurement standards, science and technology.

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    • Sep 28, 2011 LATEST EPISODE
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    Exploring the Universe with the world's largest radio telescope

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2011 53:57


    The Square Kilometre Array: a £1.2 billion global science project to build the world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope. Presented by Richard SchilizziRecorded May 2011

    Seeking the TRUTHS about climate change

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2011 57:19


    An update on the vital work being carried out at NPL to improve traceability and reduce uncertainties associated with climate forecasts. Presented by Nigel Fox. Recorded 19th April 2011

    The Challenge of Implementing the GUM and its Supplements

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2011 17:11


    The view from inside an industrial laboratory by Steve Sidney, National Laboratory Association, South Africa Recorded 8th March 2011

    Charles Galton Darwin and the NPL at war

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2011 20:34


    Presented by Seton Bennett Recorded 24th February 2011

    Emerging technologies based on multiferroic materials

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2011 20:37


    Possible applications of multiferroic materials by Dr Melvin Vopson, NPL Recorded 24th February 2011

    Personal Wireless Communications

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2011 58:21


    An Industry in Transition; the future advances of tele-communication by Dr Walter Tuttlebee, Mobile VCE Recorded 19th November 2010

    Structured organic cyanine dye thin films

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2011


    For applications in photovoltaics and photonics. Presented by Roland Hany and Jakob Heier from EMPA Recorded 4th November 2010

    Building on the Building Blocks of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2010 45:15


    A presentation on Gel-Phase Nanotechnology by Prof. Rein Ulijn from the University of Strathclyde.

    CLARREO

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2010 38:55


    Decadal Change Accuracy for Space Based Reflected Solar Spectra, Emitted Infrared Spectra, and Radio Occultation

    Evil on the Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2010 62:31


    Live examples of malicious sites, how they work, and what little we currently know about the criminals who operate them. By Richard Clayton

    Linking clocks with optical fibres

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2010 26:25


    How to use light for frequency comparisons over hundreds of kilometers by Giuseppe Marra

    Scratching the Surface

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2010 30:41


    Measuring the Wear and Frictional Response of Surfaces by Mark Gee

    From protein folding to nanoscale design

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2010 27:21


    Taking the Nature's path to nanostructured materials by Max Ryadnov

    FIRST Explorer - A space-borne low-frequency radio observatory using passive formation flying

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2010 53:20


    "FIRST Explorer -A space-borne low-frequency radio observatory using passive formation flying" - by Jan Bergman & Prof. Alistair Forbes on 18th March 2010. Queen's Printer and Controller  of HMSO. 2010Included audiovisual material reproduced with  permission of the presenter.  

    Drunken Walks on a Nanoscale Tightrope: Excitons on Carbon Nanotubes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2010 49:53


    'Drunken Walks on a Nanoscale Tightrope: Excitons on Carbon Nanotubes' by Jeremy Allam, recorded on 18th February 2010. Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO. 2010Included audiovisual material reproduced with permission of the presenter.

    The physics of perception: measurement of naturalness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2010 25:29


    'The physics of perception: measurement of naturalness' by Teresa Goodman, recorded on January 28th 2010. Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO. 2010Included audiovisual material reproduced with permission of the presenter.

    Ambient Mass Spectrometry: The future for instant chemical analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2010 25:45


    'Ambient Mass Spectrometry: The future for instant chemical analysis' by Felicia Green recorded on January 28th 2010. Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO. 2010 Included audiovisual material reproduced with permission of the presenter.

    Combating cancer in the third millennium - the contribution of medical physics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2010 49:37


    'Combating cancer in the third millennium - the contribution of medical physics' by Prof Steve Webb, recorded on December 17th 2009. Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO. 2010 Included audiovisual material reproduced with permission of the presenter.

    The story of Packet Switching

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2009 17:25


    In the mid-late 1960s, a team at the National Physical Laboratory invented the means by which all data is transferred across networks.This is the story of packet-switching by the men who pioneered it.Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO. 2009Included audiovisual material reproduced with permission of the presenter.

    David Yates talks about 'Scrapbook'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2009 29:27


    David Yates, who worked at NPL from 1962 to 1992, talks about 'Scrapbook'Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO. 2009Included audiovisual material reproduced with permission of the presenter.

    Soundscapes and action plans: the need for a new metrology of noise perception

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2009 28:03


    'Soundscapes and action plans: the need for a new metrology of noise perception' by Gianluca Memoli, recorded in October 2009. Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO. 2009Included audiovisual material reproduced with permission of the presenter.

    In Pursuit of Pulsars

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2009 50:47


    'In Pursuit of Pulsars' by Prof Jocelyn Bell Burnell, recorded in September 2009. Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO. 2009Included audiovisual material reproduced with permission of the presenter.

    Transport at the nanoscale

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2009 50:06


    'Transport at the nanoscale' by Alexandre Cuenat from NPL, recorded in August 2009. Recording Crown Copyright 2009. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.  

    From the Lab to the Marketplace: Commercial Applications of Nanotechnology

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2009 57:29


    'From the Lab to the Marketplace: Commercial Applications of Nanotechnology' by Dr David Carey, recorded May 2009.Recording Crown Copyright 2008. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    New Materials Science with Synhcrotron Radiation: the XMas Story

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2009 29:37


    'New Materials Science with Synchrotron Radiation: the XMas Story' by Prof Malcolm Cooper.    Recording Crown Copyright 2008. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Nature's Nanomachines: Understanding Biological Molecules Through Single Molecule Measurements

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2009 25:19


    'Nature's Nanomachines: Understanding Biological Molecules Through Single Molecule Measurements' by Alex Knight from NPL, recorded in April 2009. Recording Crown Copyright 2009. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Probing into the future - A look at what scanning probe technology may offer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2009 55:37


    'Probing into the future - A look at what scanning probe technology may offer' by Dr Goh K E Johnson, recorded in March 2009. Recording Crown Copyright 2009. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    'The Magic of Flat Carbon' by Dr. Kostya Novoselov

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2009 36:51


    'The Magic of Flat Carbon by Dr. Kostya Novoselov from Manchester University, recorded in February 2009. Recording Crown Copyright 2009. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Quantity - Structure - Activity measurements for biological molecules, harmonisation through metrology?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2009 27:05


    'Quantity - Structure - Activity measurements for biological molecules, harmonisation through metrology?' by Anna Hill. Recording Crown Copyright 2009. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Closing the Metrological Triangle with a Superconducting Nanowire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2009 22:39


    'Closing the Metrological Triangle with a Superconducting Nanowire' by Carol Webster, recorded in January 2009. Recording Crown Copyright 2009. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Serpents and Synthesisers: the Physics of Musical Instruments

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2008 62:37


    'Serpents and Synthesisers: the Physics of Musical Instruments' by Murray Campbell.Recording Crown Copyright 2008. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    How can you measure it if you can't see it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2008 30:14


    'How can you measure it if you can't see it? by Richard Leach.Recording Crown Copyright 2008. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Metropoly: a game of chance

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2008 31:21


    'Metropoly: a game of chance' by Alistair Forbes.Recording Crown Copyright 2008. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Humidity measurement

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2008 58:35


    Humidity measurement by Stephanie BellRecording Crown Copyright 2008. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    'Citior, altior, fortior ... accuratior? The metrology of sport'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2008 27:26


    'Citior, altior, fortior ... accuratior? The metrology of sport' by Seton Bennett Recording Crown Copyright 2008. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    High Efficiency Lighting - the measurement challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2008 24:10


    ''High Efficiency Lighting - the measurement challenge'' by Emma Woolliams, recorded in June 2008. Recording Crown Copyright 2008. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Simulating materials with chemical detail at IBM: From biophysics to high-tech applications

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2008 46:27


    'Simulating materials with chemical detail at IBM: From biophysics to high-tech applications' by Glenn Martyna, from IBM New York.Audio only.Recording Crown Copyright 2008. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Atom and molecule mechanics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2007 56:59


    'Atom and molecule mechanics' by John PethicaRecording Crown Copyright 2007. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Electron Backscattering Diffraction - mapping microstructures from nanometres to millimetres

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2007 27:35


    ''Electron Backscattering Diffraction - mapping microstructures from nanometres to millimetres'' by Ken Mingard, recorded in November 2007. Recording Crown Copyright 2007. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Why are NPL getting a Clinical LinAc?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2007 25:47


    ''Why are NPL getting a Clinical LinAc?'' by Alan DuSautoy, recorded in November 2007. Recording Crown Copyright 2007. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Lord Rayleigh

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2007 35:15


    'Lord Rayleigh' by Peter WellsRecording Crown Copyright 2007. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Curiouser and curiouser: Radiochemical analysis of Nuclear Reactor Bioshields

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2007 34:15


    'Curiouser and curiouser: Radiochemical analysis of Nuclear Reactor Bioshields' by Simon Jerome Recording Crown Copyright 2007. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Making quantum electrical standards more accessible: the quantum Hall effect in Indium Antimonide

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2007 26:36


    'Making quantum electrical standards more accessible: the quantum Hall effect in Indium Antimonide' by Stephen GiblinRecording Crown Copyright 2007. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Interfaces between Functional Electronic Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2007 54:03


    'Interfaces between Functional Electronic Systems' by Jochen Mannhart. Audio OnlyRecording Crown Copyright 2007. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Air Pollution Modelling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2007 30:27


    'Air Pollution Modelling' by Garry HaymanRecording Crown Copyright 2007. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Sustaining Moore's Law - The Interconnect Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2007 34:55


    'Sustaining Moore's Law - The Interconnect Challenge' by Chris Hunt.Recording Crown Copyright 2007. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Fuel cells: making the transition to a low carbon economy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2007 32:55


    'Fuel cells: making the transition to a low carbon economy' by Gareth Hinds.Recording Crown Copyright 2007. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    'On the road to the universal Kelvin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2007 54:25


    'On the road to the universal Kelvin' by Wolfgang Buck, from PTBRecording Crown Copyright 2007. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    Electroanalytical immunosensor utilising metal nano particles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2007 16:47


    'Electroanalytical immunosensor utilising metal nano particles' by Robert Porter.Recording Crown Copyright 2007. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    The Quantum Elephant in the Metrology Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2007 28:02


    'The Quantum Elephant in the Metrology Corner' by Alexander Tzalenchuk.Recording Crown Copyright 2007. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

    'Space the Final Frontier (for Wireless Comms)'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2007 68:41


    ''Space the Final Frontier for Wireless Comms'' by Mark Beach, from Bristol UniversityRecording Crown Copyright 2007. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.

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