{"602091":{"#nid":"602091","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"New kilogram could have mass appeal, say scientists","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYou won\u0026rsquo;t feel it happen, but the kilogram, used to measure the mass of electrons, galaxies, and everything in between, is about to be transformed. The General Conference on Weights and Measures is set to meet to redefine the kilogram in terms of a physical constant, Planck\u0026#39;s constant.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/ronald-f-fox\u0022\u003ERonald Fox\u003C\/a\u003E of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, an early advocate of redefining the kilogram, is very pleased. Commenting on the story, he mentions the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/gravitational-waves-observed\u0022\u003ELIGO experiment \u003C\/a\u003Eto\u0026nbsp;detect\u0026nbsp;gravitational waves, in which Georgia Tech researchers participated.\u0026nbsp;\u0026quot;The unit of mass is very important because you\u0026#39;re looking at a very, very delicate effect.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34651","created_gmt":"2018-02-07 20:47:21","changed_gmt":"2018-02-07 21:20:06","author":"mrosten3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"recycling event","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Science\/2018\/0206\/New-kilogram-could-have-mass-appeal-say-scientists","dateline":{"date":"2018-02-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-02-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"602092":{"id":"602092","type":"image","title":"Ronald Fox","body":null,"created":"1518036496","gmt_created":"2018-02-07 20:48:16","changed":"1518036496","gmt_changed":"2018-02-07 20:48:16","alt":"","file":{"fid":"229481","name":"fox.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/fox.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/fox.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":8669,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/fox.jpg?itok=DJJmWupr"}}},"media_ids":["602092"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"6770","name":"ronald fox"},{"id":"7541","name":"kilogram"},{"id":"120161","name":"LIGO"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}