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fromBig Think
2 days ago

The "atom" lost its original meaning, and that's good for science

Atoms consist of smaller particles—electrons, nuclei, protons, neutrons, quarks, and gluons—and the historical term "atom" retained its name while its meaning evolved with scientific knowledge.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 weeks ago

What's the Smallest Particle in the Universe?

Subatomic particles compose all observable matter and energy, but conventional notions of physical size become ambiguous or meaningless for the most fundamental particles.
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