• Question: Have you ever found out something no one else has before?

    Asked by to Greig on 19 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Greig Cowan answered on 19 Jun 2014:

      Hi evucy! Yes, I have found out something that no one has before. Scientists often work in small teams, collaborating together on the same problem. I was recently part of a team that confirmed the existence of a new form of matter that is combined of 4 types of fundamental particles, called quarks. Combinations of 3 quarks make up the protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei but no one had ever shown that you could get them in a combination of 4.

      Have a look here for more information:

      http://home.web.cern.ch/about/updates/2014/04/lhcb-confirms-existence-exotic-hadrons

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