One kilo doesn't weigh one kilo any more, but science has a solution

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One kilo doesn't weigh one kilo any more, but science has a solution
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Scientists have redefined how we measure one kilogram, rendering obsolete the former physical standard and paving the way for the future of measurement.

The way we measure weight fundamentally changed this week, and while many Australians won’t have noticed, it has important consequences for things we use every day.

He said that while unfortunately our bathroom scales were not going to suddenly read differently, there would be a number of ramifications to the change in how we measure a kilo. But Dr Warrington said the big payoff was in the longer term, opening possibilities that were previously not possible with a physical kilo setting the world standard.

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