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Key and supplementary comparisons
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News
26 MARCH 2026
Key comparison in active power - CCEM
The Final report of the key comparison CCEM-K5.2017 has been approved and published in the KCDB. This is a comparison of active power at 53 Hz in the field of Electricity and magnetism in which ten state economies participated.
25 MARCH 2026
Gas Analysis - AFRIMETS
8 revised CMCs in gas analysis have been published in the KCDB for South Africa via AFRIMETS, in the field of Chemistry and Biology.
25 MARCH 2026
Temperature - SIM
5 first CMCs in temperature measurements have been published in the KCDB for Ecuador via SIM in the field of Thermometry.
20 MARCH 2026
Quantum Hall Resistance - BIPM
The Final report and most recent results of the continous key comparison BIPM.EM-K12 have been published in the KCDB, including the first results obtained with Centro Español de Metrologia (CEM), Spain in November 2025. This is a comparison of resistance using a Quantum Hall resistance standard in which 12 institutes have taken part.
Statistics
Currently in the KCDB there are
258 CIPM MRA participants
1264 key comparisons
26410 CMCs
767 supplementary comparisons