The captions 'IMEKO 2024', 'Think Metrology' and the slogan 'Moin Hamburg' in a circular scale of 25 stars with a stylised view of Hamburg. The stars represent the 25 Technical Committees of IMEKO.

Moin*, Hamburg – hello from IMEKO

Call for Papers The XXIV IMEKO World Congress 2024, organised by an experienced team from PTB, will take place from Monday, 26 to Thursday, 29 August 2024 at the CCH – Congress Center Hamburg. On Friday, 30 August, laboratory visits are planned at PTB-Braunschweig. We kindly ask authors to submit their contributions https://www.imeko2024.org/call-for-papers The theme…

Gram weight piece under a glass bell jar.

A universal language for the world

The metric system was introduced in Germany 150 years ago Introducing a uniform measurement system that was acceptable throughout the world was far less a scientific achievement than a political one. Whereas the previous systems of units reflected the regional balances of power (as demonstrated by the various princely ells), the metric system won people…

Graduates tossing caps into the air.

Support for young scientists

Recently, we received good news from Tunisia: metrology is now an integral component of university physics degree programmes! We were highly pleased to hear from our project partners at the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research about this milestone in the development of our cooperation. Effective from this academic year, metrology will be…