Research and Innovation

This page presents all our research projects, which reflect our high level of activity and internationally recognised expertise, and which contribute daily to advances in metrology.

METAS regularly publishes the results of its research in renowned scientific journals. On this page, you will find an overview of these publications, as well as various search and filter options.

Partnerships are an important tool for research and innovation in today’s complex world. New ideas and relevant developments arise from the interaction between people and institutions and research, industry and society.

Our technologies are harnessed for industrial applications. A diverse patent portfolio supports the transfer of innovations to business.

Over a century ago, attempts to explain certain physical phenomena using classical physics failed. Why do atoms radiate only certain colours? Why does light sometimes behave like a wave and sometimes like particles? Quantum mechanics provided the answer: energy and matter do not exist in one continuous form, but as tiny portions – the quantum.