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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. Re:RTFA...this is NOT A joke. by lrwx · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Darn I was hoping to get some free karma too.

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    KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!!
  2. The article is real. by lrwx · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Does this mean April Fools Day is over?

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    KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!!
  3. Welcome to Slashdot by dkresge · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Ya know? What if _every_ day the quality of slashdot was reduced to this April 1 crap (current article excluded)? Maybe we should take a moment to be thankful for the fact that not _every_ story submitted makes it through the editors rather than constantly bashing them for "dupes" and "lame-ass stories" that are neither "news" nor "stuff that matters". Days like this make me realize what drivel I would otherwise be submitted to in the absence of some form of reasonably intelligent screening.