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Scientists Weigh Smallest Mass Ever

Posted by Zonk on from the teeeeeeeeny-tiiiiiiiiny-thingie dept.

PaSTE writes "From the article, 'US scientists have managed to measure the mass of a cluster of xenon atoms at just a few billionths of a trillionth of a gram - or a few zeptograms. The record measurement is in the mass range of individual protein molecules, and the detection was made using sensitive scales developed at Caltech.' Another big leap forward for nanotechnology."

3 of 199 comments (clear)

  1. Re:As my Dad would say by Deviant+Q · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Your dad is one SICK man.

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  2. Bah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    This is nothing, if anything, we need scales that can accurately measure very large masses, wake me up when they develop a scale that can weight Scott and Reza Lockwood

  3. In other news... by O-SUSHi · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ... scientists weigh largest mass ever:

    Kirstie Alley.

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