A botched attempt at producing radioactive material needed for a neutrino experiment may have released ruthenium-106 to the atmosphere in 2017. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/2017-radioactive-plume-europe-russia-plant-neutrino-experiment4…
Tag: Atom&Cosmos/Particle Physics
Dark matter particles won’t kill you. If they could, they would have already
The fact that no one has been killed by shots of dark matter suggests the mysterious substance is relatively small and light. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dark-matter-particles-macros-wont-kill-you4…
Physicists have finally figured out how pentaquarks are built
The particles are made of up two smaller particles, stuck together like atoms in a molecule. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physicists-figured-out-how-pentaquarks-are-built4…