subatomic particle
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For decades, a puzzling discrepancy involving a tiny subatomic particle called the muon fueled speculation that physicists might be on the verge of discovering an entirely new force of nature.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Every time one tiny subatomic particle smashes into another during experiments at the LHC, the impact generates staggering volumes of data – about one petabyte per second.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2024
The largest scientific project in Antarctica, ICECUBE, attempts to quantify and trace an unfathomably small subatomic particle — the neutrino.
From Salon • May 29, 2023
Through what’s called beta-minus decay, a neutron will transform into a proton, spitting out an electron and another subatomic particle called a neutrino in the process.
From Scientific American • Jan. 9, 2023
When a subatomic particle travels very fast, it survives longer than expected before it decays, because its clock is slow.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
