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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."

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  1. Har, Har, Har by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Very funny. At least we have only a few more hours of this. *Sigh*

  2. IT WAS CMDR TACO'S PENIS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    lolololomgwtfbbq

  3. Nohing to see here... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nothing to see here, move along!

    End this insanity

    1. Re:Nohing to see here... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      To whoever modded the parent offtopic, so is the story... April the first ended 4 hours ago over here...

  4. Re:NORWAY WINS FRISTAGE PSOTAGE!!! LOL HY! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Your post contains more truth than some of the articles posted here today! That's sad. What in the hell has happened to slasdot? There's more spam and just plain incorrect crap than real content.

  5. dupe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    this got posted like a day ago

  6. Re:Real by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Kinda sounds like BoobDot.

    Now that's something we all can enjoy!

  7. Scientists Weigh Smallest Mass Ever by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What? They got ahold of Michael's balls?