A neutrino is a subatomic particle that is very similar to an electron, but has no electrical charge and a very small mass, which might even be zero. Neutrinos are one of the most abundant particles in the universe. Because they have very little interaction with matter, however, they are incredibly difficult to detect. Nuclear forces treat electrons and neutrinos identically; neither participate in the strong nuclear force, but both participate equally in the weak nuclear force. SOURCE: Scientific American
So... this is all very interesting but how is this accomplished?
It would appear that a team of physicists encoded a short string of letters on a beam of neutrinos at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill., and sent the message to a detector more than a kilometer away. On the journey the neutrinos passed through 240 meters of solid rock, mostly shale. The message that they encoded was "Neutrino."
Sounds pretty incredible but how does this benefit society?
Using neutrinos, you could theoretically communicate between any two points without any cables or wires — through water, which is what makes them an attractive option for marine applications, or even through the entire planet, and quite possibly to other planets in OUTER SPACE.
Using neutrinos, you could theoretically communicate between any two points without any cables or wires — through water, which is what makes them an attractive option for marine applications, or even through the entire planet, and quite possibly to other planets in OUTER SPACE.
APPLICATIONS
Faster Global Communications
A way to Monitor Nuclear Proliferation
A way to XRAY the earth and find Minerals
A way to Detect Dark Matter
Communication with Extraterrestrial Life
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