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June 27, 2016

Measuring Planck's constant, NIST's watt balance brings world closer to new kilogram
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 24, 2016
In a secure vault in the suburbs of Paris, an egg-sized cylinder of metal sits in a climate-controlled room under three glass bell jars. It is the mass against which all other masses in the world are measured - by definition the quintessential kilogram. Yet the so-called "Le Grand K" may soon be deposed from the standard-setting throne it has held for the last 127 years. Efforts are afoot in the scientific community to define mass using a fundamental constant of nature instead - a value that in th ... read more

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Researchers refine method for detecting quantum entanglement

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China's newest rocket ready for blast-off

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