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Let\u2019s talk neutrinos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Two dark matter experiments have spotted signs of neutrinos knocking into atomic nuclei in their detectors. The finding portends a future obstacle for the detectors, Emily Conover<\/strong> reported in \u201c \u2018Fog\u2019 invades dark matter experiments<\/a>\u201d (<\/em>SN: 8\/24\/24, p. 12).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These detectors scan for dark matter\u2019s interactions with the nucleus of a xenon atom. Reader Robert Walty<\/strong> wondered how that could work. Doesn\u2019t dark matter interact with normal matter only through gravity?<\/p>\n\n\n