Nanometer Distance Accuracy Breakthrough

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Chinese Scientists Measure 113 Kilometer Distance With Nanometer Precision

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Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei have found a way to measure distances greater than 100 kilometers with nanometer accuracy.

They say their breakthrough will have immediate applications in a wide range of frontier science and engineering projects.

In principle it can dramatically increase the distance accuracy wherever it is applied.

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