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One of the original dark matter detection experiments, CDMS searched for dark matter particles smaller than ten times the mass of the proton.

SNOLAB Engineering Tower installed in Dilution fridge.

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SLAC's Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) recently hosted many of the top scientists in the field to discuss the most important...

KIPAC mosaic
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Physicists operating an experiment located half a mile underground in Minnesota reported this weekend that they have found possible hints of dark-matter particles.

Close-up photo of copper dark matter detectors
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The search for dark matter runs deep with physicists Blas Cabrera and Bernard Sadoulet, who have chased this mystery far underground and will be...

Side by side photos of Blas Cabrera and Bernard Sadoulet