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News from the Annual Report 2004

• Fundamentals of metrology
 
  First international practical test for the hydrodynamic test field
 
  Generation Change in the Field of the 50 kg Mass Comparators
 
  Generation of 5 mA DC bismuth current
 
  Soundfield in front of a specimen in a test stand for walls
 
• Metrology for economy
 
  Commissioning of the 1.1 MN·m torque standard machine
 
  Short test procedure for the reduction of transmitted impact sound by floor coverings
 
• Metrology for society
 
  New experimentation and water meter test rig put into operation
 
  Differentiation of hearing damages of newborn children with standard PC hardware
 
  Software download into a point of sales device acceptable for verification with standard PC hardware
 
  New approval of launching cups for pyrotechnic ammunition
 
  Investigations into the suitability of electrostatic excitation electrodes for the calibration of microphones in the ultrasound range
 
  Acoustic intensity measurement on sonography machines using thermoacoustic sensors
 
  A Camera for Ultrasound
 
  Statistically confirmed criteria for the recognition of test centres in building acoustics and measurement results
 
  Acoustic testing of sound level meters according to DIN EN 61672-2
 
• International affairs
 
  CCM key comparison CCM.M-K3 (Mass 50 kg)
 
  Successful participation in the EUROMET intercomparison "Project 691"
 
  Phase Calibration of Accelerometers with Laser-Interferometric Methods



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