Underground navigation may be possible with cosmic-ray muons, research shows
The red line in this image represents the path the "navigatee" walked, while the white line with dots shows the path…
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Navigating underground with cosmic-ray muons: New technology enables navigation in places GPS…
Superfast, subatomic-sized particles called muons have been used to wirelessly navigate underground in a reportedly world first. By using muon-detecting ground stations synchronized with an…
Muons unveiled new details about a void in Egypt’s Great Pyramid
A nebulous void in Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza has been unveiled thanks to strange subatomic particles called muons.
Scientists first identified the void in 2016 using muons,…
Muons spill secrets about Earth’s hidden structures
Inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza lies a mysterious cavity, its void unseen by any living human, its surface untouched by modern hands. But luckily, scientists are no longer…
Subatomic particles called muons may defy physics’ standard model
A mysterious magnetic property of subatomic particles called muons hints that new fundamental particles may be lurking undiscovered.
In a painstakingly precise experiment, muons’…