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Article: It's the little things that matter for `U' physicists.(NEWS)
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- March 4, 2005
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Byline: Larry Oakes; Staff Writer
Soudan, Minn. -- How long does it take to get from Chicago to Soudan?
For tiny subatomic bits called neutrinos, 2.5 milliseconds with never a weather delay. Among the smallest known particles in the universe, neutrinos can take shortcuts straight through the Earth.
Scientists hope they'll also provide a shortcut to solving some of the most intriguing mysteries of the universe.
Today, at the federal Fermilab outside Chicago, U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., and other dignitaries will dedicate a $180 million project that will involve flinging trillions of neutrinos through the Earth to a massive detector ...