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Conclusion of a successful decade – Looking back at 10 years of collaboration in the MEDEA 3.0 project

Ten years of successful cooperation between the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), the Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) and the Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP) have come to an end. The final online workshop of the MEDEA 3.0 project (Metrology: Enabling Developing Economies in Asia) took place on 27 March 2025 – a moment worthy of looking back at an extraordinary…

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Guest researcher Ndapanda Musole characterizes electrical discharge in synthetic air at PTB

Four Namibian Master’s students spent six months at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig last year. This is what Ndapanda Musole had to say. We were curious to hear about Ndapanda Musole’s first impressions of Germany and how she adjusted to living in a new country. She first noticed the infrastructure and the buildings, but…

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Namibian guest researcher Rosamunde Shilongo assesses hydrogen purity in Germany

Four Namibian Master’s students spent six months at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig last year. They were all interviewed during their stay in Germany, and this is what Rosamunde (Rose) Shilongo had to say. Starting point Rosamunde (Rose) Shilongo never thought she’d work on assessing hydrogen purity, but this electrical engineer from Namibia surprised…