The focus of World Metrology Day (20 May) is the fundamental change in the International System of Units. As of today, no one can say how much the small platinum cylinder in a safe in Sèvres near Paris is worth – yet, for over a century, this object has told the world what a kilogram…
We celebrated the 50th anniversary of PTB’s cooperation with the national metrology institute of Argentina in November 2017. Fifty years of cooperation is also a great achievement for us. The development that INTI has gone through in all those years is impressive: It went from being a partner in one of the largest technical cooperation…
Fulfilling the Promise of Paris – Quality Infrastructure for the Energy Sector The UN Climate Change Conference 2017 will take place in Bonn under Presidency of the Government of Fiji. From 6 to 17 November, diplomats, politicians and representatives of the public from all over the world will meet. During PTB’s Side-Event, “Fulfilling the Promise…
We have entered the thematic year »African Year of Quality Infrastructure« with intense, exciting film work from East Africa: The film »Quality for Africa – how to trust the invisible« originates from there. One question was at the centre of this for us: How can people trust in the quality of something if they can’t…