yoctonewton

The researchers hope to eventually be able to measure a single yoctonewton by using a single beryllium ion in the trap, and they believe their experiments will lead to the development of a new class of sensors based on trapped ions.

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The researchers hope to eventually be able to measure a single yoctonewton by using a single beryllium ion in the trap, and they believe their experiments will lead to the development of a new class of sensors based on trapped ions.

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The researchers hope to eventually be able to measure a single yoctonewton by using a single beryllium ion in the trap, and they believe their experiments will lead to the development of a new class of sensors based on trapped ions.

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** Previous NIST research indicated that a single trapped ion could sense forces at yoctonewton scales but did not make calibrated measurements.

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In this case, it was used to measure yoctonewton-scale forces from an applied electric field.

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Measurements of slight forces-one yoctonewton is equivalent to the weight of a single copper atom on Earth -- can be useful in force microscopy, nanoscale science, and tests of fundamental physics theories.

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A yoctonewton is one septillionth of a newton (yocto means 23 zeros after the decimal place, or

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