particles
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They use electric fields to charge particles in a liquid propellant and then eject those particles into space, creating thrust.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
That makes them about seven orders of magnitude, or 10 million times, more energetic than particles accelerated inside the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
"The reason we became interested in stadium waves is that, apparently, people very often behave like particles," physicist Illes Farkas told the NPR network.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
A 2023 Harvard study found that exposure to fine particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants had double the risk of mortality from similar particles from other sources.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
When two particles merge, for instance, they meet at a point: a zero-dimensional singularity.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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