Deep underground, SuperCDMS begins hunting light dark matter with 24 cryogenic crystals

EngineeringNews newsroom brief · 2h ago · 1 min read · via phys.org

In the hunt for one of nature's most elusive substances—dark matter, which makes up 85% of all matter in the universe—scientists are going to extremes. Deep underground and chilled to near absolute zero, the Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (SuperCDMS) SNOLAB—one of the world's

In the hunt for one of nature's most elusive substances—dark matter, which makes up 85% of all matter in the universe—scientists are going to extremes. Deep underground and chilled to near absolute zero, the Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (SuperCDMS) SNOLAB—one of the world's This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking engineering. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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