On 3/26/10, Bert Gunter <gunter.ber...@gene.com> wrote:
> represented) is important for numerical calculations, what is the smallest
> number that anyone has actually seen describing physical phenomena in
> science?
>
There was a recent article in The Economist ("The force is weak with
this one", Apr 22nd 2010, [1]) that described a team of scientists
detecting forces of 174yN (yoctonewtons), “yocto” being the smallest
prefix in SI and the measurement the smallest force ever detected.
Liviu
[1]
http://www.economist.com/science-technology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15949079
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