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A finished sphere (front), an unpolished sphere and a raw cylinder of silicon.

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Doing weights

Some of the new ways scientists are thinking of defining the kilo are explained in simple terms in this article. (4 pages)

  • 1 January 2008

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  • Svenson N. 2004. Doing weights. The Helix. 99: 20-23.

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Dr Bob Oreb (BSc BE PhD)

Chief Operating Officer, Australian Centre for Precision Optics

Phone: 61 2 9413 7303

Email: Bob.Oreb@csiro.au

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CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering - Lindfield

Bradfield Road

West Lindfield NSW 2070

Australia

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About CSIRO

CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.

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