Gibney 2017 Nature
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Gibney E (2017) New definitions of scientific units are on the horizon. Nature 550:312β13. |
Abstract: Revamped definitions of scientific units are on their way. In the biggest overhaul of the international system of units (SI) since its inception in 1960, a committee is set to redefine four basic units β the ampere, the kilogram, the kelvin and the mole β using relationships to fundamental constants, rather than abstract or arbitrary definitions. The International Bureau of Weights and Measures is reviewing the plans at a meeting near Paris from 16 to 20 October. Its recommendations will then go before the General Conference on Weights and Measures, which oversees the SI system, in November 2018. The changes would take effect in May 2019.
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