Tag: particles
Nobel Prize winner Peter Higgs: discoverer of “God particles” dies
University of Edinburgh Discoverer of the “God particles”: Nobel Prize winner in physics Peter Higgs has died Peter Higgs became world famous with his theory on the mass of elementary…
Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of plastic particles per liter, study finds
According to a recent study, published Monday in the journal PNAS, bottled water contains up to 100 times more tiny plastic particles than previously estimated. Using an innovative technique, scientists…
Why Montpellier is the major city in France least affected by fine particles
Breathe, you are in Montpellier. According to the ranking published on February 8 by Point, the capital of Hérault is the major city in France that is least polluted by…
Microplastics: There are so many plastic particles in our food
plastic for dinner The roast experiment: there is so much microplastic in our food According to estimates, people ingest up to five grams of microplastics per week through food. ©…
Up to 5 times more ultrafine particles near highways
We will think twice before going to live in an apartment with a view of the ring road. Airparif has just published the results of a ultrafine particle measurement study…
Covid-19: Study shows how many virus particles are exhaled by infected people
corona pandemic Study shows how many viruses are exhaled by Covid-19 infected people Virus excretions in infections caused by alpha, delta or omicron were higher than in the wild type…
Three new particles discovered – physicists detect a “strange” pentaquark and the first tetraquark pair for the first time
Exotic finds: In the particle accelerator LHC, physicists have discovered two new types of particles – and thus expanded the particle zoo to include further exotic variants. On the one…
Three new particles discovered – physicists detect a “strange” pentaquark and the first tetraquark pair for the first time
Exotic finds: In the particle accelerator LHC, physicists have discovered two new types of particles – and thus expanded the particle zoo to include further exotic variants. On the one…
Microplastics: Researchers detect particles in humans (video)
pollution Proven in blood: Researchers discover microplastics in humans Watch the video: Researchers discover microplastics in humans. Video source: n-tv.de More Microplastics can now be found almost everywhere – including…
Pollution alert in Ariège and the Hautes-Pyrénées, sand particles are back
They are back and will certainly cover the still snowy slopes of the Pyrenees again. In progress since Monday, the episode of pollution with desert particles from the Sahara “should…