{"id":11333,"date":"2024-03-07T15:52:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T15:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/power2innovate.com\/a-tale-of-two-mysteries-ghostly-neutrinos-and-the-proton-decay-puzzle\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T15:52:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T15:52:05","slug":"a-tale-of-two-mysteries-ghostly-neutrinos-and-the-proton-decay-puzzle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/power2innovate.com\/a-tale-of-two-mysteries-ghostly-neutrinos-and-the-proton-decay-puzzle\/","title":{"rendered":"A tale of two mysteries: ghostly neutrinos and the proton decay puzzle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Construction of the DUNE 35-ton prototype detector<\/p>\n
Reidar Hahn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n
AT SOME point in our lives, most of us learn that atoms are comprised of three types of particle: neutrons, protons and electrons. Each has distinct properties. The electron and proton have opposite electrical charge from one another, while the neutron lacks an electrical charge entirely. The electron is also an elementary particle \u2013 not comprised of any other entities \u2013 while the proton and neutron are both composite particles, each made of three quarks (which are themselves elementary).<\/p>\n