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The new kilogram for new technology

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The shift of the definition of the kilogram in 2019 away from an artefact to one relying on the Planck constant inspires technological innovation, as Naoki Kuramoto elucidates.

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Kuramoto, N. The new kilogram for new technology. Nat. Phys. 18, 720 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01615-x

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