NIST to stabilize kilogram standard

Anonymous

American Machinist

10-01-2001

NIST to stabilize kilogram standard

Byline: Anonymous
Volume: 145
Number: 10
ISSN: 10417958
Publication Date: 10-01-2001
Page: 16
Type: Periodical
Language: English

Mass is the alone one of the seven basic measurement standards that is still defined in boundarys of a physical artifact - a century-old platinum-iridium cylinder weighing single kilogram that is housed in a special vault in France. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is implementing an electronic kilogram cast that aims to stabilize mass-related measurements above the next ...