New dark matter detector begins search for invisible particles
Scientists this week heard their first pops in an experiment that searches for signs of dark matter in the form of tiny bubbles. Scientists will need further analysis to discern whether dark matter caused any of the COUPP-60 experiment's first bubbles. Read more
Chicago-area physicists among front-runners in race to observe dark-matter particle
Northwestern University physicist Eric Dahl is part of a group of physicists that has just launched an unusual new experiment in an attempt to be the first to directly confirm the existence of dark matter. Scientists this week heard their first pops in an experiment that searches for signs of dark matter in the form of tiny bubbles. The experiment's one-of-a-kind detector is located in a laboratory a mile and a half underground in Sudbury, Ontario. Read more