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NRC Institute for National Measurement Standards
For close to a hundred years, metrologists at NRC have been researchers, developers, and guardians of Canada’s most accurate primary measurement standards, science and technology. Disseminating the products of their unique expertise across the nation and around the globe enables innovation, supports international trade, protects the environment and enhances quality of life.
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Physics World reveals its top 10 breakthroughs for 2011
Second place goes to physicists working at Canada's National Metrology Institute at the National Research Council Canada. The team's work on the Direct measurement of the quantum wavefunction appeared in the 9 June 2011 edition of Nature.
Canada's kilogram weighs in
Canada’s national standard for the kilogram. Rarely does K74 leave home, but this year it travelled all the way to France for an official verification.
Solving Canada’s medical isotope crisis
Canadian researchers are racing to perfect a safe, clean, inexpensive and reliable method for making isotopes used in medical imaging and diagnostic procedures.
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