Inside the Emirates Metrology Institute - in pictures

  • Khalid Al Mazrouei, senior metrologist, with a glass sinker used for determining density at the Emirates Metrology Institute in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Khalid Al Mazrouei, senior metrologist, with a glass sinker used for determining density at the Emirates Metrology Institute in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Waleed Alkalbani shows us the most accurate clock in the UAE.
    Waleed Alkalbani shows us the most accurate clock in the UAE.
  • Metrology is the science of measurement and at EMI every imaginable product is measured.
    Metrology is the science of measurement and at EMI every imaginable product is measured.
  • These can be solid objects or liquid, or even air.
    These can be solid objects or liquid, or even air.
  • Robot machines measure very small weights.
    Robot machines measure very small weights.
  • If there is a power cut, three servers can back up the clocks.
    If there is a power cut, three servers can back up the clocks.
  • Various weights for the most accurate of measuring.
    Various weights for the most accurate of measuring.