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Christina Wang of Fermilab received the American Physical Society’s Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Award for developing novel techniques to detect dark matter.
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Who
Christina Wang, American Physical Society, Mitsuyoshi Tanaka, CERN
What
Christina Wang of Fermilab received the American Physical Society’s Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Award for developing novel techniques to detect dark matter.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:31:15 GMT · 3h 7m ago
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Fermilab; CERN ·
Why
Wang developed techniques that expand the search for physics beyond the Standard Model, which is unable to explain phenomena like the origin of dark matter.
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Wang's innovative methods, utilizing repurposed sensors at CERN and quantum sensing, aim to detect dark matter, a substance theorized to comprise 85% of all matter in the universe, potentially revolutionizing humanity's understanding of the cosmos.
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