The NIST-4 Kibble balance, an electromagnetic weighing machine that is used to measure Planck's constant, and in turn, redefine the kilogram. Jennifer Lauren Lee / NIST Locked in a vault that requires ...
What does a kilogram weigh? Middle school science classes often teach that the unit is based on the weight of water—specifically a cube of water, a tenth of a meter on each side, at just above ...