subatomic
adjective
sub·atom·ic
ˌsəb-ə-ˈtä-mik 
1
: of or relating to the inside of the atom
2
: of, relating to, or being particles smaller than atoms
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Back in 1937, Italian physicist Ettore Majorana described a subatomic particle named a Majorana fermion with a unique quantum mechanical state that's resistant to local disturbances.
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New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025
Scientists have chased the dream of a quantum computer — a machine that could exploit the strange and exceedingly powerful behavior of subatomic particles or very cold objects — since the 1980s.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The neutrino, as the subatomic particle is called, was found by researchers at the Cubic Kilometer Neutrino Telescope, or KM3NeT collaboration, a global team of more than 360 scientists.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Neutrinos are ghostly subatomic particles that can travel in a straight line for billions of light-years, passing unhindered through galaxies, stars and anything else in their path.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025
Scientists have chased the dream of a quantum computer — a machine that could exploit the strange and exceedingly powerful behavior of subatomic particles or very cold objects — since the 1980s.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The neutrino, as the subatomic particle is called, was found by researchers at the Cubic Kilometer Neutrino Telescope, or KM3NeT collaboration, a global team of more than 360 scientists.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Neutrinos are ghostly subatomic particles that can travel in a straight line for billions of light-years, passing unhindered through galaxies, stars and anything else in their path.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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subatomic
adjective
sub·atom·ic
ˌsəb-ə-ˈtäm-ik
1
: of or relating to the inside of the atom
2
: of, relating to, or being particles smaller than atoms
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