Conversion of Units: Unit conversion is a multi-step process that involves identifying the starting and desired units, finding the appropriate conversion factors, and strategically using ...

Speed, density and pressure are examples of compound measures which means they are made up of two or more other measures. For example, speed is made up of distance and time. To convert the units of ...

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwired - Jul 1, 2014) - Energistics, the upstream oil and gas open standards consortium, has published the Unit of Measure (UOM) Standard V1.0. This new standard includes the Unit ...

In the age of big data, it is time to ensure that units are routinely documented for easy, unambiguous exchange of information. Robert Hanisch is the director of the Office of Data and Informatics at ...

A group of researchers from the University of Helsinki have carried out the first globally comprehensive analysis of the use and distribution of body-based units of measure. By analysing digital ...

If scientists had sacred objects, this would be one of them: a single, closely guarded 137-year-old cylinder of metal, housed in a vault outside of Paris. It is a prototype that precisely defines a ...