particles
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Xanadu is betting on photonic quantum computing, which uses light particles to carry and process information.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
For very small particles, the entire event lasts only a split second before the material completely burns up.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
People usually become infected by breathing in air contaminated with virus particles from rodent urine, droppings, or saliva.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Hantavirus is initially contracted by humans through inhalation of particles contaminated with the urine, feces or saliva of a rodent.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
For instance, we know, with some precision, the position of the particles inside.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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