Is particle physics dead, dying, or just hard?

Re:Is particle physics dead, dying, or just hard? by refulgentis on Monday February 09, 2026 @11:59PM (#46955593)

Is it?

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Re:Is particle physics dead, dying, or just hard? by nerdsniper on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @12:16AM (#46955696)

Flash memory (quantum tunneling), lasers (stimulated emission), transistors (band theory), MRI machines (nuclear spin), GPS (atomic transition)...the list does, in fact, go on, and on, and on.

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Re:Is particle physics dead, dying, or just hard? by narcraft on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @02:28AM (#46956457)

Did you intentionally list things that are clearly not essential to day-to-day life?

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Re:Is particle physics dead, dying, or just hard? by refulgentis on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @02:46AM (#46956572)

I'd argue flash memory and transistors certainly are.

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