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particle

[pahr-ti-kuhl] / ˈpɑr tɪ kəl /


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Researchers also use sophisticated computational techniques to distinguish different kinds of particle interactions and reject events that imitate the signatures expected from dark matter.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Using a sensitive detector in an an underground laboratory in the US, the researchers saw an atom and mystery particle colliding.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

With planets this dim, the telescope may receive only a single particle of light once every minute.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The Canadian goods that appeared on track to face new 50% duties included milk, cream and whey, as well as hockey equipment, liquor and wood products like particle board.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

A particle accelerator at Fermilab in Illinois, meanwhile, cost $260 million merely to refit.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

That is more than 100 times the World Health Organization's recommended safe limit for airborne particles so small they can enter deep into the lungs and even the bloodstream, with potentially dire consequences for health.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Two leading possibilities are hypothetical particles known as ultralight axions and dark photons.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

In the mass range examined by the researchers, these particles would be extraordinarily light, roughly 19 to 21 orders of magnitude lighter than an electron.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

This broad frequency range allowed researchers to examine how the radio spectra of the galaxies change as particles inside their lobes grow older.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

I use my laboratory instruments to scan the air to analyze its particles.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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