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particle

[pahr-ti-kuhl] / ˈpɑr tɪ kəl /


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They also provide sharper images of particle tracks than conventional plastic detectors that require chemical etching.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Telescopes and particle accelerators, for example, collect billions of data points – too large for the brain to comprehend.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

As AI agents process the mass of data emerging from particle accelerators, the cosmos and the natural world, how do we know they are getting it right?

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

“The ‘particles’ of particle physics,” Mr. Rovelli explains, “are not particles like grains of sand: the very notion of a particle is a metaphor.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Every trait, in Mendel’s model, was determined by an independent, indivisible particle of information.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Understanding these processes could improve scientific models of how shock waves transfer energy, heat particles, and shape environments across the universe.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Using measurements from Juno, researchers discovered that Jupiter relies on plasma waves with multiple frequencies to slow and heat incoming solar particles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

"That's important because if you have multiple frequencies, you can heat more particles in the solar wind and slow them down."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

It slows and heats the incoming particles, helping redirect much of the solar wind around the planet.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

The swarm of particles makes it difficult to get a measurement of the electron’s mass and charge, because the particles interfere with the measurement, masking the electron’s true properties.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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