Bizarre 'demon' particle found inside superconductor could help unlock a 'holy grail' of physics (www.space.com)

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The transparent, chargeless quasiparticle could shed more light on the underlying mechanics of superconductivity

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[-] 2d4_bears@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Scientists have GOT to stop allowing religion-flavored nicknames for phenomena. It imports a bunch of inappropriate connotations and confuses the message. “God particle”, “demon particle”, etc. What is this clownshoes nonsense?

[-] DaSaw@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago

My first thought upon seeing the title: "Imma link this in an Evangelical sub and see what happens." :p

[-] readbeanicecream@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Space.com would probably appreciate the clicks.

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