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  • Researchers have just found evidence of “dark electrons”—electrons you can’t see using spectroscopy—in solid materials.
  • By analyzing the electrons in palladium diselenide, the team was able to find states that functionally cancel each other out, blocking the electrons in those “dark states” from view.
  • The scientists believe this behavior is likely to be found across many other substances as well, and could help explain why some superconductors behave in unexpected ways.
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[–] subignition@piefed.social 15 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Darkness in science often means mystery. But mysteries can be answers in and of themselves—at least, until you dig even deeper.

Dark, darker, yet darker...

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

You know what they say, the darker the mystery, the sweeter the… scientific paper that explains it.

[–] socialmedia@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Questions are a burden and answers a prison for oneself.

Back in the village again!

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[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Science got that revitiligo.