detector

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In his letter to Weber, Curtis promised to take a lie detector test after each election.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Sometimes he’s just out there for fun, but often he’s wielding his submersible Excalibur II metal detector to salvage someone’s destination wedding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

With his invasive species detector duties done, it is time for a new role for Woody.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

This marks the first particle discovery using the upgraded LHCb detector.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

The force-carrying particles exchanged between matter particles are said to be virtual particles because, unlike “real” particles, they cannot be directly detected by a particle detector.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking