Here is the detailed NanoScale programm with all talks, posters and their arrangement, lab-tours and the excursion! You may need to push the refresh-botton of your browser to see the latest version. For an overview, please see at the end of this page. For registered participants, the full Book of Abstracts is ready for download (user: nanoscale, password was sent to participants 2026-10-02 and again 2026-10-13).

Similar to 2019 in Braunschweig and 2023 in Helsinki, NanoScale 2026 will be embedded in a Length Metrology Week, with some Working/Task Groups of the BIPM Consultative Committee for Length (CCL) meetings before/after NanoScale 2026. These meetings of BIPM CCL sub-groups are for delegates only, while NanoScale is open (but registration required - closed 2026-10-12).

Unlike back in 2019 and 2023, EURAMET TC-Length, however, met separately at METAS in Bern, Switzerland, already in the beginning of October 2026, as it was largely felt that the Length Metrology Week might otherwise get too packed and too busy for many delegates.

This allows us to avoid any parallel sessions in the Length Metrology Week at NPL in Teddington and ensures that all delegates can attend all meetings. 

Please understand that tight security rules are in force at NPL due to the increased international confrontation: Please do not forget to have your passport ready whenever entering NPL. Only the original paper documents are accepted, no scans, no copies, no digital formats on your phone. Admission is only allowed with proof of ID and after advance registration. Such ID checks are required whenever you enter NPL (again), so also on the 2nd and 3rd day: Please arrive early around 08.30 on the 2nd and 3rd day, maybe enjoy a coffee or tea and be sure not to miss the beginning of the sessions.

Do the tight security rules, spontaneous access to the NPL premises without prior registration is not possible. For NanoScale, please register via the web interface to be sure that your personal data is forwarded to NPL well in advance to grant you access.

Tentative schedule of the Length Metrology Week 2026 at NPL in Teddington
(schedule courtesy of Tim Coveney, NPL, who coordinates the Length Metrology Week 2026, updated by Thorsten Dziomba, PTB)

Working group meetings  will be held on Monday (BIPM CCL-WG-MRA), Tuesday morning (BIPM CCL-WG-S), Friday morning (BIPM CCL-WG-Nano) and noon/afternoon (BIPM CCL-WG-CM). The CCL Task Group on Digitalization will meet early on Tuesday morning.

Again, please remember that these meetings of sub-groups of the BIPM Consultative Committee for Length are for delegates only. Concerning these meetings, please directly consult with the chairperson (please check the embedded links for contact details), and follow the documents circulated by the chair or on the group's websites.

Here is the detailed NanoScale programm with all talks, arrangement of posters, lab-tours and the excursion! You may need to push the refresh-botton of your browser to see the latest version.
For registered participants, the full Book of Abstracts is ready for download (user: nanoscale, password was sent to participants 2026-10-02 and again 2026-10-13).

Location

NanoScale 2026 (shown in green in the table above) will extend over 3 days again this year to accommodate more oral presentations and allow more discussion.
NanoScale takes place at NPL, Teddington, England. Please use the main entrance at Hampton Road (not Bushy House). Information on how to get there is given on the NPL website.

Full postal address: National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW, ENGLAND

Please have your passport ready when entering NPL! Only the original paper documents are accepted, no scans, no copies, no digital formats on your phone. Advance registration is required.
For a safe and comfortable stay, please also see the NPL safety rules (pdf). Information for disabled persons and on the accessability of the NPL buildings can be found in this guide (pdf).

Tuesday, October 20th, 2026

Please access the NPL premises via the main entrance at Hampton Road and have your passport ready upon entry. There is a left luggage storage at NPL reception.
Check-in will open Tuesday morning around 10:00 to allow a smooth check-in, to put up the posters and have some first smalltalk with fellow attendees.
Lunch (included in the conference fee) will be served at 12.00
Sessions are scheduled to start after lunch at 13.00.
After the end of sessions, we will directly proceed together across the NPL campus to the reception in Bushy House. Please take your belongings with you, as we will not return to the lecture hall that evening, and stay with the group as requested by security.
A reception (included in the conference fee) is planned in the famous historical Bushy House for Tuesday evening as a relaxed get-together with drinks and food (no need to go to a restaurant afterwards any more!). After the reception, we will leave the NPL premises from Bushy House through a side exit (no return to the lecture hall and main entrance).
 

Wednesday, October 21st, 2026

Please check in (with passport again) early, possibly around 08.30...08.40.

NanoScale sessions will continue at 09:00 on Wednesday, with a common lunch (included in the conference fee) at noon.

In the evening, you are invited to join the Excursion with Conference Dinner! It is also included in your fee. Get surprised - only the NPL orga teams knows where we are going!
We will directly leave by chartered coaches from NPL right after the closure of sessions. The excursion includes a guided outside walk of ~45 minutes, followed by a reception and the dinner. The coaches will take you back to NPL and the hotels in its neighbourhood.
 

Thursday, October 22nd, 2026

Please check in (with passport again) early, possibly around 08.30...08.40.

NanoScale sessions will continue at 09:00 on Thursday, with a common lunch (included in the conference fee) at noon.
After the closure of sessions, lab tours will be offered Thursday afternoon. We will form six groups (12 attendees each), please follow the announcements during the conference. The number of participants in the lab tours is limited to a total of 72. You can leave bags in the reception and collect them after the lab tours.
 

• The size of the posters will be A1 (!), that means 594 mm wide and 841 mm high. Please not that this is half of the size A0 we had at previous conferences. Posters will remain on display on the boards throughout the conference so that they can always be visited, e. g. in the tea/coffee/lunch breaks and before/after sessions. There will be two poster sessions of at least 90 min each, with at least one author present to answer questions.
• Lab-tours for NanoScale attendees are scheduled for Thursday late afternoon (as shown above). Already on Tuesday, we will need to define the groups for the lab visits, as the lists need to be approved by the NPL security. Once the lists are fixed, we cannot add further names.
• There will be several tea/coffee breaks (included) for refreshment during the sessions days.