particles
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The work, carried out with collaborators at the Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics in Japan, Virginia Tech and other institutions, may help scientists identify the types of cosmic objects powerful enough to launch such particles.
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
Acting like a giant incinerator, the spinning flames destroy many of the particles responsible for dense smoke plumes.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 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
A plasma, a gas of charged particles, is just like a metal plate as far as the Casimir effect is concerned.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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