Existence of neutrinos confirmed

[ack]

Look what they built in 2010 in the South Pole under the Antarctic ice http://www.livescience.com/51924-icecube-observatory-photos.html to track these elusive particles, and today they confirmed their existence http://www.theguardian.com/science/...c-neutrinos-confirmed-by-antarctic-scientists

 

[treitz3]

Hello, ack and good evening to you sir. Thanks for sharing that.

Tom

 

[ack]

You are welcome Tom. Not mentioned is what the Japanese have built in the past to detect neutrinos... to get an idea, see this http://www.amusingplanet.com/2012/03/super-kamiokande-neutrino-detector-in.html
Surprising they have not been as successful in actually affirmatively proving their existence.

 

[Steve Williams]

Fascinating Peter. You always find such interesting articles.

 

[BlueFox]

I thought they had been detected years ago.

 

[Ronm1]

Thanks for posting
I was familiar with the Antartic lab from an older article but not of a successful result.

 

[ack]

To close the loop here, the Japanese involved with the Super-Kamiokande detector DID end up getting the Nobel this year, for proving that Neutrinos have mass and switch identities... http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34443695

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Don't forgot Prof. Arthur McDonald from Queen's University in Kingston, On who shares this prize!