National Physical Laboratory launches first of three Innovation Nodes

Posted on 14 Mar 2024 by The Manufacturer
Dr Peter Thompson, CEO of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) (left), and Professor Sir Jim McDonald, Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde (right), in front of the NPL-enabled clock at the new Strathclyde innovation node in Glasgow. Credit: NPL
Dr Peter Thompson, CEO of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) (left), and Professor Sir Jim McDonald, Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde (right), in front of the NPL-enabled clock at the new Strathclyde innovation node in Glasgow. Credit: NPL

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has launched the first of three innovation nodes with a focus on the application of accurate and precise timing for new technologies and products for sectors including transport, telecommunications, fintech, and quantum.

The nodes have been developed in partnership between NPL and the host organisations, the University of Strathclyde, the University of Surrey, and Cranfield University. The innovation nodes are part of NPL’s National Timing Centre (NTC) programme the UK’s first nationally distributed time infrastructure that provides secure, reliable, resilient and highly accurate time and frequency data.…

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