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Key and supplementary comparisons
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News
5 NOVEMBER 2026
Key comparison in dimensional metrology - CCL
The results of the key comparison CCL-K3.n01 have been published in the KCDB. This is a comparison on angle standards in the field of Length, coordinated by the National Research Council (NRC), Canada in which 10 state economies participated. 
5 NOVEMBER 2026
Key comparison in gases - CCQM
The results of the key comparison CCQM-K82.2023 have been published in the KCDB. This is a comparison on the measurement of methane in air in the field of Chemistry and Biology, coordinated by the BIPM including 11 participants.
5 NOVEMBER 2026
Key comparison in pressure - APMP
The results of the key comparison APMP.M.P-K4 linked to CCM.P-K4.2012 have been published in the KCDB. This is a comparison on pressure measurements in gas piloted by the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) with 6 participants.
3 NOVEMBER 2026
Key comparison in thermometry - SIM
The Final report of the key comparison SIM.T-K9.4 linked to CCT-K9 has been published in the KCDB. This is a bilateral comparison on the realization of the ITS-90 of the triple point of Argon in the field of Thermometry between NIST, United States and NRC, Canada.
Statistics
Currently in the KCDB there are
263 CIPM MRA participants
1290 key comparisons
26459 CMCs
783 supplementary comparisons