Wide shot of silicon sphere being automatically raised by machine - stock video

Wide shot of silicon sphere being automatically raised by machine. Made by scientists at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt in Germany, the sphere is the roundest object on Earth and is being used to help redefine the kilogram. It is made out of a single crystal of silicon 28 atoms. By carefully measuring the diameter, the volume can be precisely specified. Since the atom spacing of silicon is well known, the number of atoms in a sphere can be accurately calculated. The aim is to redefine the kilo based on this calculation.
Wide shot of silicon sphere being automatically raised by machine. Made by scientists at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt in Germany, the sphere is the roundest object on Earth and is being used to help redefine the kilogram. It is made out of a single crystal of silicon 28 atoms. By carefully measuring the diameter, the volume can be precisely specified. Since the atom spacing of silicon is well known, the number of atoms in a sphere can be accurately calculated. The aim is to redefine the kilo based on this calculation.
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