The Basic Physics of the Kilogram’s Fancy New Definition

There is a new standard in town, and it’s sort of a big deal. This new standard is the definition of the kilogram, the unit of mass in the SI system—the International System of Units). It replaces the old definition of the kilogram that didn’t even have a definition. The old kilogram was an actual …

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