Not much force: Researchers detect smallest force ever measured

Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 20:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers have detected the smallest force ever measured -- approximately 42 yoctonewtons -- using a unique optical trapping system that provides ultracold atoms. A yoctonewton is one septillionth of a newton.

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