EU supports future metrological research
On 22 April the decision was made in the European Parliament: the EU will support the largest and most ambitious research programme on metrology in Europe to date with 200 million euros. It will thereby bear half of the costs estimated at 400 million euros, over a period of seven years. With this financial room for manoeuvre, at the same time a new era of metrological research will begin, as each European country will no longer define its scientific projects alone. Research institutes from 22 states much rather want to concentrate all their existing strength in joint projects in the future and create the freedom to find solutions to current research work.more...