SMRTR Science & EngineeringJun 24, 2026Quanta Magazine

How Physicists Track and Trap the Elusive Neutrino

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Neutrinos are nearly undetectable subatomic particles that pass through almost everything without leaving a trace. Scientists first proved they existed in 1956 using a massive detector near a nuclear reactor, and since then, increasingly sophisticated experiments have revealed surprising properties, including that neutrinos have mass and can change types.

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