particle

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In a report last year, researchers with the Pacific Institute cited estimates that dust from the Salton Sea accounts for less than 1% of small particle pollution in the region.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Researchers did not detect certain common plastics, such as polyethylene or polypropylene, in the smallest particle range.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

TAE creates something like a smoke ring of plasma and aims high-powered neutral particle beams at it to heat and stabilize it, spinning the plasma, like keeping a toy top in motion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

As a result, a larger particle has a stronger effect on a smaller particle than the smaller particle has on the larger one.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

For instance, if we want to find a particular particle, we need to determine the particle’s position and velocity—where it is and how fast it is going.

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