Trillions of ‘ghost particles’ pass through your body every second. The scientist who hunts them just won the Nobel Prize

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Francis Halzen turned Antarctic ice into a giant detector for elusive neutrinos, with sensors buried 8,200 feet below the surface.

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  • Francis Halzen turned Antarctic ice into a giant detector for elusive neutrinos, with sensors buried 8,200 feet below the surface.
  • Reported by Fortune and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:57:33 UTC.

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