如果提案被通過(guò)，國(guó)際單位制7個(gè)基本單位中的4個(gè)，即千克、安培、開(kāi)爾文和摩爾將全部改由自然常數(shù)定義。這將是1875年《米制公約》簽署以來(lái)，國(guó)際測(cè)量體系面臨的最重大變革，對(duì)科技創(chuàng)新、產(chǎn)業(yè)發(fā)展影響深遠(yuǎn)。以下宣傳片由美國(guó)國(guó)家標(biāo)準(zhǔn)與技術(shù)研究院（NIST）出品：

附旁白：

Our home.
我們的家園
We’ve come so far…
我們遠(yuǎn)道而來(lái)……
But how did we get here?
可我們是怎么到達(dá)這里的呢？
Measurements.
測(cè)量
As humans, we learned how to measure beforewe learned to write.
身為人類(lèi)的我們
在學(xué)會(huì)書(shū)寫(xiě)之前首先學(xué)會(huì)了測(cè)量
Through measurement we learned to count.
通過(guò)測(cè)量，我們學(xué)會(huì)了計(jì)數(shù)
We used the sun to tell time
我們通過(guò)太陽(yáng)來(lái)計(jì)時(shí)
and based units of length and weight on other earthly objects.
并用地球上的其他物體建立了
長(zhǎng)度和重量的單位
Measurementshelped us to become merchants, builders, astronomers,navigators, engineers, and scientists.
測(cè)量幫助我們成為商人，建筑師，天文學(xué)家，航海家，工程師和科學(xué)家
The need for better measurements grew with each invention.
每項(xiàng)新發(fā)明都需要更精確的測(cè)量
With the adoption of standardized measurements we created the global economy.
統(tǒng)一的測(cè)量體系造就了現(xiàn)在的全球經(jīng)濟(jì)
Today, we have reached a pivotal point for humanity.
今天，我們來(lái)到了人類(lèi)文明的一個(gè)關(guān)鍵節(jié)點(diǎn)
We no longer have to rely on physical objects for precision measurements.
我們不再需要靠實(shí)物進(jìn)行精準(zhǔn)的測(cè)量
The rules of nature operate smoothly from the invisible quantum world to the far reaches of the universe
無(wú)論是隱形的量子世界
還是浩瀚杳渺的宇宙
自然法則放之而皆準(zhǔn)
and so should our measurements.
對(duì)于測(cè)量而言也是如此
For the first time, all of the world’s measurement units will be accurately defined by nature’s fundamental laws.
第一次，世界上所有的測(cè)量單位都將用自然界的基本法則來(lái)準(zhǔn)確定義
In 2018, the world’s science community will come together at Versailles to advance measurement science for generations to come.
2018年，全球科學(xué)家將齊聚凡爾賽
為了子孫后代，共同推進(jìn)測(cè)量科學(xué)的發(fā)展
Anyone anywhere will now be able to precisely measure mass,temperature, electrical current and amount of substance just as accurately as we already measure time and distance.
任何人在任何地方
都將能夠精確地測(cè)量質(zhì)量、溫度、
電流以及物質(zhì)的量
和我們現(xiàn)在測(cè)量時(shí)間、距離一樣準(zhǔn)
We’ve come so far…
我們遠(yuǎn)道而來(lái)……
…and,if history is any indication of the future,
……如果歷史可以預(yù)示未來(lái)

來(lái)源：分析測(cè)試百科網(wǎng)