Every measurement we make, be it for length, time, temperature, or electric current, needs a standard unit so that results ...

In our daily lives, we use measurements constantly, whether it is checking the temperature, weighing vegetables, or measuring ...

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 ...

Weighty matters: a platinum-iridium kilogram belonging to the US National Institute of standards and Technology. (Courtesy: J.L. Lee/NIST) Metrologists and policy-makers from 60 countries around the ...