In researchers' quest for evidence of dark matter, physicist Andrea Pocar of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and his students have played an important role in designing and building a key part of the argon-based DarkSide-50 ...
General Physics
Feb 21, 2018
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Dark matter is a scientific mystery. We can't see or touch it. But physicists like Dan McKinsey theorize it must exist because, without it, the universe would look quite different.
General Physics
Apr 28, 2015
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Some light has been shed on the search for dark matter.
General Physics
Aug 8, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dark matter, the mysterious substance that may account for nearly 25 percent of the universe, has so far evaded direct observation. But researchers from UCLA, Columbia University and other institutions participating ...
General Physics
Apr 15, 2011
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The flash of a glowing crystal could help us find lighter WIMPs—and answer heavy questions about our universe.
General Physics
Apr 9, 2018
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Sheep's head is not for wimps. Until now very few of us have been tempted by this traditional Norwegian dish.
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Oct 20, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Inside a mountain range in central Italy, Columbia researchers are trying to solve one of the most pressing questions in modern physics: What is dark matter? The riddle has obsessed astronomers and physicists ...
General Physics
Jul 27, 2009
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