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Article: Chinese, Italian Scientists Find Possible Trace of Dark Matter
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- June 6, 2000
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A research group composed of both Chinese and Italian scientists
have found what they believe to be traces of dark matter, announced
the Chinese Academy of Sciences ( CAS) today.
Four scientists from the Institute of High Energy Physics under
the CAS and some experts from the University of Rome drew the
conclusion from their observations in a DAMA (Dark Matter)
laboratory, 1,000 meters underground in Gran Sasso, Italy.
In recent experiments, they used a large piece of crystal to
catch the reflection of movement of dark matter particles, and
succeeded in finding a trace which might prove the existence of dark
matter.
Scientists believe that more than 90 percent of matter in space
is dark ...