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Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @04:30PM from the isn't-it-cute dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Fermilab today announced that scientists working at the CDF (Collision Detector at Fermilab) experiment confirmed the observation of a new particle, the Xi-sub-b. The Xi-sub-b is categorized as a baryon, which are formed of three quarks. Commonly known baryons include the proton as well as the neutron."

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Really new? (Score:4, Funny)

by mswhippingboy ( 754599 ) writes: on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @04:33PM (#36827946)

My guess is they've discovered an old particle.

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Re:Useful? (Score:4, Funny)

by PPH ( 736903 ) writes: on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @06:07PM (#36829044)

Yes. Speaker cables.
We haven't decided whether Xi-sub-b free cables or cables with a surplus of Xi-sub-b will sell better. But we'll be ready when marketing figures it out.

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