SMRTR Science & EngineeringJul 15, 2025Interesting Engineering

New nuclear clock tech may detect dark matter 10 trillion times weaker than gravity

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German scientists propose using thorium-229 nuclear clock technology to detect dark matter. The method could potentially identify dark matter's influence even if it were 100 million times weaker than gravity. This breakthrough could revolutionize dark matter research by allowing detection of minute changes in thorium-229's absorption spectrum, potentially revealing dark matter's properties and mass.

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