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particle

[pahr-ti-kuhl] / ˈpɑr tɪ kəl /


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Researchers recorded a single particle interaction that has proven difficult to explain using known background signals produced by ordinary matter.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

To search for dark matter, LZ uses extremely sensitive light detectors to capture particle interactions.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The simulated particle bombardment produced several chemical changes, including the formation of nitrous oxide.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

With planets this dim, the telescope may receive only a single particle of light once every minute.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Put two metal plates close together, for instance, and you can’t fit every sort of particle inside.

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

Unlike axions, dark photons can produce electromagnetic waves even when no magnetic field is present, so the researchers searched the dataset for the different signature those particles would be expected to create.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

Two leading possibilities are hypothetical particles known as ultralight axions and dark photons.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

Scientists have also proposed that it could be a four-quark configuration called a tetraquark or a molecule-like combination of other composite particles.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

The charm quark discovery helped build the framework that became the Standard Model, the broad theory describing elementary particles and fundamental forces, while also expanding the known spectrum of possible hadronic structures.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Percy and his allies had destroyed the worst Titan, Kronos, but even his remains might be down here somewhere—a billion angry Titan particles floating through the blood-colored clouds or lurking in that dark fog.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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