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The kilo is dead. Long live the kilo!

by RLE at MIT | May 17, 2019 | News Links

An old artifact kept in a vault outside Paris is no longer the standard for the kilogram. Now, nature itself provides the definition. «more»

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The kilo is dead. Long live the kilo! (MIT News)

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