Metric Units for the Solar System is an exploration of our relationship with the systems of ‘standardized units’ we have created to order society; examining the various tensions implicit in the ...

As ever more digital data is created and stored, the world needs more unit measurements to keep up with the ever-expanding numbers. To do so, the 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures on ...

A system of weights and measures that uses the gram, meter and liter as its primary units of weight, distance and capacity. The metric system is the primary standard used all over the world except in ...

The time has finally come for the metric system’s long-scheduled upgrade. Next week, the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) will meet for the 26th time. When it does, it will revamp the ...

Have you ever noticed that systems of measurement tends to change when you leave the United States? Weight is typically measured in kilograms instead of pounds, distance is measured in kilometers over ...

Brexit minister Lord Frost announced on Thursday that the ban on making imperial measurements in shops “stand out more” than metric units could soon be lifted, as the government is looking to unpick ...

Metric units are universally followed in most countries. The metric system was first introduced in France in 1799 and since then has been further refined and has become an international decimalised ...