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A nanoscale mechanical resonator used to measure the mass of particles and molecules down to zeptogram scale.
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance English nanobalance From nano- + balance.
