detector
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Filip lives in Bergeijk in the south of the Netherlands, just a few miles from the Belgian border and has been a metal detector enthusiast for more than 35 years.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
"The detector we built is essentially the simplest version of a cavity detector for dark matter," says Salama.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
The impulse to dismiss all this as a detector company drumming up business runs into an issue—Pangram actually works way better than you might think.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
The Orion spacecraft that transported the crew during their voyage ran into several glitches, including a smoke detector going off near the end of the trip.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Moreover, the detector would have to be in space, because gamma rays cannot penetrate the atmosphere.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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