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If sterile neutrinos existed, they would answer a handful of open questions in physics. But recent experiments have dashed hopes of such a simple solution. @walkingthedot.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/experiments-...

quantamagazine.orgExperiments Ring the ‘Death Knell’ for Sterile Neutrinos | Quanta MagazineDecades of weird experimental results appeared to support the existence of the sterile neutrino, a hypothetical particle that would solve multiple mysteries. But recent experiments have killed hope of...

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Julian 🏳️‍🌈

@julian.andanti.no

8 Apr

It's nice to have some mysteries, who knows maybe they figure it out in 20 years.

John M Danskin🐸

@johnmdanskin.bsky.social

8 Apr

If sterile neutrinos existed, we would have to explain how the physicists are sterilizing them. Techniques used to sterilize cats would be hard to scale down that far, and getting neutrinos to stand still while physicists remove their testicles would be tricky.

torgomatic.bsky.social

@torgomatic.bsky.social

8 Apr

I autoclave all my neutrinos before using them in the lab.