Fundamental physicists discover surprise new use for super-chilled neutrons to measure the movement of viruses
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 09:31
in Physics & Chemistry
First evidence that ultra-cold neutrons interact with moving nano-sized particles provides a new tool for chemists, biologists and engineers. Billiard-ball collisions may also explain inaccuracies in 60-year-old experiments to measure the lifetime of the neutron and explain the origin of matter in the universe.