Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Dark Matter Particles Detected?

Well, some physicists are excited about 2 events that could have been the detection of WIMPS in super-cooled crystals of germanium and silicon, in an experiment deep underground. But there is a 25% chance that it was just background radiation.

It is reported in Nature in the news section:
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091223/full/462967a.html

As a U of M person, you can read Nature for free through your library account. The librarian, Bill, can set you up with a proxy on your browser so the article is a click away.

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