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Harvard and King's College Unveil Dark Matter Breakthrough

4/21/2025

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In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers from Harvard and King’s College London have engineered axion-like quasiparticles with manganese bismuth telluride, propelling dark matter studies forward. This pivotal research, featured in Nature, opens new avenues to investigate axion characteristics and may ultimately unveil the universe's mysteries, transforming the landscape of particle physics.

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In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers from Harvard and King’s College London have engineered axion-like quasiparticles with manganese bismuth telluride, propelling dark matter studies forward. This pivotal research, featured in Nature, opens new avenues to investigate axion characteristics and may ultimately unveil the universe's mysteries, transforming the landscape of particle physics.