particle
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An ultraheavy particle may help explain one of the most puzzling mysteries in modern astrophysics: the origin of the most energetic particles ever detected.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
"When we detect individual cosmic-ray particles such as the Amaterasu particle here on Earth, we can often use their energies, arrival directions and expected magnetic deflections to infer their possible cosmic sources."
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
The British physicist-turned-computer scientist conceived the web in 1989 while working at CERN, the European particle physics lab in Switzerland.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Pluvicto carries a beta particle that travels for a longer range but is less lethal, while the new therapy uses an alpha particle that is more lethal but travels shorter distances, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
“That doesn’t make a particle of difference,” replied Charlotte.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
Vocabulary lists containing particle
Quantum of Vocabulary: the Parlance of Particle Physics
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Word Generation Science - Introductory Chemistry Concepts
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"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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