{"id":669988,"date":"2025-05-18T21:49:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T18:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-hidden-science-driving-the-green-and-digital-transition\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T21:49:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T18:49:26","slug":"the-hidden-science-driving-the-green-and-digital-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-hidden-science-driving-the-green-and-digital-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"The hidden science driving the green and digital transition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2819f2aa851\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2819f2aa851\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-hidden-science-driving-the-green-and-digital-transition\/#Consistency_counts\" >Consistency counts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-hidden-science-driving-the-green-and-digital-transition\/#Quantum_security\" >Quantum security<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-hidden-science-driving-the-green-and-digital-transition\/#Boosting_sustainability\" >Boosting sustainability<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-hidden-science-driving-the-green-and-digital-transition\/#European_standards\" >European standards<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/measurements.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2025\/measurements.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: Pixabay\/CC0 Public Domain\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/measurements.jpg\" alt=\"measurements\" title=\"Credit: Pixabay\/CC0 Public Domain\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: Pixabay\/CC0 Public Domain<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Often overlooked, metrology\u2014the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> of measurement\u2014underpins countless aspects of daily life, from accurately telling the time to ensuring the security of digital communications.<\/p>\n<p>As Europe ramps up efforts to transition to a greener economy, hydrogen is taking center stage as a clean energy solution, particularly for decarbonizing sectors like transport and heavy industry. But turning hydrogen into a reliable, large-scale energy source depends on something deceptively simple: the ability to measure it accurately as it moves through the supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Deciding how to best measure hydrogen flow is crucial,&#8221; said Annarita Baldan, chief scientist at VSL (the Dutch national metrology institute) and chair of the European Metrology Network for Energy Gases.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to learn how to accurately meter the quality and quantity of hydrogen, how to detect leaks and how to ensure that everything is safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Baldan is closely involved in a research project called Met4H2\u2014short for Metrology for the Hydrogen Supply Chain\u2014which brings together national metrology institutes, research organizations and industry.<\/p>\n<p>This European initiative, which will conclude in September 2025, set out to develop and refine the measurement standards essential for the safe development and integration of hydrogen technologies into existing energy systems.<\/p>\n<p>It is a necessary step if Europe is to achieve its goal of increasing the market share of hydrogen from 2% in 2020 to 14% in 2050.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Consistency_counts\"><\/span>Consistency counts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is one of the many key contributions that metrology, a relatively little-known field of science, makes to our daily lives. It does virtually everything, from ensuring we can accurately see how much hydrogen is flowing through a pipeline to making sure the time shown on our phones is correct.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you look at your watch, the time it shows will largely be the same as that of the watches of the people around you,&#8221; said Baldan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you drink water from the tap, in most European countries, you know it is clean. That is because of metrology. It is taken for granted, but behind the scenes, we make sure that all these things are possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The importance of this field is celebrated every year on 20 May, World Metrology Day. This year also marks the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention.<\/p>\n<p>This international treaty, signed in 1875 in Paris, France, laid the foundations of a global system of measurement, ensuring that measurements like length, mass and time were consistent worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <!-- TechX - News - In-article --><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quantum_security\"><\/span>Quantum security<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Metrology is an extremely diverse field. Metrology institutes in each country ensure, for example, that the fuel put into a car at a petrol station is the amount that it says on the meter. But they also study high-tech issues, such as how to make quantum communication secure.<\/p>\n<p>Quantum computers are high-speed computers that work on principles of quantum physics. It is feared that the potential speeds at which these computers work may render current security measures for digital communication obsolete. This is why cryptographers are busy working on the development of quantum-proof security systems.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are working on a concept called quantum key distribution,&#8221; said Ivo Pietro Degiovanni, research director at the Italian national metrology institute (INRiM), and chair of the European Metrology Network of Quantum Technologies. &#8220;This will allow us to communicate safely, even when quantum computers become a reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But there is one weak point in this new way of encoding messages: a transformation needs to h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en between the quantum and physical world.<\/p>\n<p>But at this point, &#8220;information leakage&#8221; might occur, said Degiovanni. &#8220;A hacker might then observe your message and intercept it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to work carried out through an initiative named MeTISQ, which ran from 2019 to 2024 under the European Metrology Program for Innovation and Research (EMPIR), metrologists from across Europe were able to develop ways of spotting and blocking this kind of information leakage. Chalk one up for metrology!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boosting_sustainability\"><\/span>Boosting sustainability<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Metrologist Annette R\u00f6ttger of the German National Metrology Institute has been looking at how metrology can contribute to battery <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and, particularly, the way we recycle them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In 2030, we will have 150 million lithium-ion batteries available for secondary use,&#8221; said R\u00f6ttger. &#8220;That is an enormous number. But to recycle them well, we also need to know when and if we can reuse them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>R\u00f6ttger was involved in a research project called LiBforSecUse, which ran from September 2018 to August 2021.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative allowed researchers to look at ways to accurately measure impedance\u2014resistance to the flow of electrical current in a battery.<\/p>\n<p>Lithium-ion batteries are commonly used in electrical vehicles. As they age, their performance goes down and they may need to be replaced. However, they could still be in good enough shape for other uses, such as energy storage. Checking the impedance of these second-hand batteries is therefore important for deciding on their reuse potential.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can compare it to how\u2014when water flows through a pipe\u2014it gets slowed down when there are bends, twists or blockages,&#8221; said R\u00f6ttger. &#8220;We looked at how to best measure impedance and define when a battery can still be reused.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"European_standards\"><\/span>European standards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Whether measuring the flow of hydrogen, the vagaries of qubits or the power potential of second-hand batteries, it is not only important to make sure measurements are accurate, it is also essential that people are measuring in the same way everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <!-- TechX - News - In-article --><\/p>\n<p>Through EURAMET and the European Partnership on Metrology, Europe is an important player in standardization and coordination.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Europeans need to collaborate to work out these measurements. Metrology is the foundation upon which much of what we produce and trade is built,&#8221; said R\u00f6ttger.<\/p>\n<p>The EU&#8217;s support for research in this area allows metrologists across Europe to work together on a wide range of problems.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is key that we are able to meet each other and compare results,&#8221; said Baldan. &#8220;We need to align our measurement standards. We need to go beyond national concerns in metrology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Degiovanni also agreed that cooperation on metrology is fundamental for Europe&#8217;s sustainable competitiveness. &#8220;Particularly in new fields like quantum computing and sustainable technologies, we need to verify claims and make sure everyone is on the same page. Working together with colleagues like this has a huge impact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium my-4\">\n                                                Provided by<br \/>\n                                                                                                    Horizon: The EU Research &amp; Innovation Magazine<br \/>\n                                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"http:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use href=\"https:\/\/techx.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v2\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                <i>This article was originally published in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu\/en\/horizon-magazine\" target=\"_blank\">Horizon<\/a> the EU Research and Innovation Magazine.<\/i>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>\n                                                <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                Metrology matters: The hidden science driving the green and digital transition (2025, May 16)<br \/>\n                                                retrieved 18 May 2025<br \/>\n                                                from https:\/\/techxplore.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2025-05-metrology-hidden-science-green-digital.html\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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