Neat News 1053 (added 2018-11-18)
Definition of Kilogram Independen from Reference Object
Public Domain by Jennifer Lauren Lee [NIST]
Scientists have come up with a new definition of the kilogram that is independent of the platinum-iridium reference object kept in a vault in Paris. It is now defined via a force of an electric current on an object and can be reproduced very precisely everywhere. Now all six SI (International System of Units) base units are defined using universal physical constants.
