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Carine Michotte elected as a Vice-President of the ICRM

Carine Michotte, a Physicist in the BIPM Ionizing Radiation Department, was elected as a Vice-President of the International Committee for Radionuclide Metrology (ICRM) on 15 June 2021.

Record number of frequency standards contribute to International Atomic Time

In November 2021 a new record of sixteen different frequency standards operated by eleven laboratories contributed to the accuracy of International Atomic Time TAI. They include three recently developed optical lattice clocks. This achievement is another step towards a future redefinition of the second.

Preparing for the transition from a GaAs to a graphene-based quantum Hall resistance reference at the BIPM

The BIPM is studying new graphene-based QHR samples which offer an alternative to GaAs based standards and which will allow the transition to a compact graphene-based reference in a few years.

Memorandum of Understanding between the BIPM and CODATA

The BIPM and CODATA signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 11 October 2021.

CBKT initiative: CIPM MRA webinar for participants in the BIPM–TÜBİTAK UME project placements

A CIPM MRA webinar was organized on 27 September 2021 as part of the CBKT initiative organized jointly with TÜBİTAK UME, the National Metrology Institute of Turkey.

The BIPM welcomed visitors for the 38th Journées européennes du Patrimoine

The BIPM opened its doors to the public for the second time on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September 2021 for the 38th Journées européennes du Patrimoine (European Heritage Days).