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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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