Weighing nanoparticles at the attogram scale
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 15:00
in Physics & Chemistry
MIT engineers have devised a way to measure the mass of particles with a resolution better than an attogram—one millionth of a trillionth of a gram. Weighing these tiny particles, including both synthetic nanoparticles and biological components of cells, could help researchers better understand their composition and function.