A Single-atom 3-D Sub-attonewton Force Sensor (VIDEO)

Griffith University

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Researchers explain and demonstrate their technique for scientific measurements, using a single atom as the sensor, with sensitivity down to 100 zeptoNewtons.

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Griffith University Centre for Quantum Dynamics

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