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An old artifact kept in a vault outside Paris is no longer the standard kilogram
The international standard measurement of the kilogram is being officially changed on May 20, for the first time making all standard units defined in terms of basic physical principles instead of particular human-made objects. MIT professor and Nobel laureate Wolfgang Ketterle explains the change.
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| May 17, 2019 | An old artifact kept in a vault outside Paris is no longer the standard kilogram by WalterSobchak | 202 | 143 |
