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Listening for Deuterium

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the but-can-you-dance-to-it dept.

jose parinas writes "Researchers at MIT made the first radio detection of deuterium, an atom that the scientists claim is key to understanding the beginning of the universe." It turns out the actual detection wasn't the key, but filtering out all of the RF 'pollution' produced by nearby gadgets.

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  1. A Useful Link by Detritus · · Score: 5, Informative
    Deuterium Array Home Page

    The signal they are looking for is the 327 MHz emission line of deuterium.

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