A better definition for the kilogram? Scientists propose a precise number of carbon atoms

Two US professors -- a physicist and mathematician -- say it's time to define the kilogram in a new and more elegant way. They've launched a campaign aimed at redefining the kilogram as the mass of a very large -- but precisely-specified -- number of carbon-12 atoms.

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