by Thomas Rasmussen | 30 Apr, 2025 | Metrology
In the fall of 2024, DFM successfully installed a state-of-the-art, custom-built Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) system, led by Sabbir A. Khan, Head of the Quantum Materials Team, to advance our quantum materials research. Following installation and commissioning, the...
by Thomas Rasmussen | 4 Apr, 2024 | Metrology, News
International Atomic Time (TAI) is a global time scale maintained by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM ) in France. The Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is the primary time scale used by international communication, navigation, research,...
by Thomas Rasmussen | 22 Feb, 2024 | Metrology, News
The market for pyrometers is growing rapidly due to an increased industrial focus on non-contact temperature measurements and portable digital instruments. A pyrometer is a non-contact thermometer that measures the temperature of an object based on the radiation from...
by Thomas Rasmussen | 21 Sep, 2023 | Metrology, Products
As the Danish National Metrology Institute, DFM offers accredited calibration of gauge blocks for length measurement equipment using various methods. The most accurate method is laser interferometry, whereby the length is derived from the interference patterns created...
by Thomas Rasmussen | 27 Jun, 2023 | Metrology, News
In many industries, it is critical to time information transfers accurately and traceably to a calibrated time reference. This includes the financial sector, air travel and the energy sector, for example. In the fall of 2022, DFM established Denmark’s first...
by Thomas Rasmussen | 1 Mar, 2023 | Metrology
Temperature calibration of thermometers is performed using the International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90) specified by the International Committee of Weights and Measures (CIPM). The ITS-90 ranges from -272,50 °C to 1084,62 °C and is defined through 14...
