Caltech-led team creates device to weigh molecules
Saturday, September 1, 2012 - 01:00
in Physics & Chemistry
The tiny measuring scale could one day help diagnose disease or illuminate the inner machinery of cells, the scientists say.Scientists have created a tiny measuring scale 300 times smaller than the width of a human hair that can weigh a single molecule at a time. The device may one day help doctors diagnose disease and illuminate the complex inner machinery of cells, its makers say.