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Particles emitted from a fusion plasma will erode the reactor wall, contaminating the plasma and rendering most known materials brittle and porous within months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Particles like trapped ions and photons are a fundamental part of a quantum computer, and make up the basic units of information, called qubits.

From Barron's • Oct. 8, 2025

Particles smaller than an atom act very strangely.

From NewsForKids.net • May 29, 2024

Particles in the atmosphere can scatter sunlight, allowing us to see certain colours more vividly, explained BBC weather presenter Sabrina Lee.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

Instead she said, “I’m learning about Rusakov Particles, and about the Oblation Board.”

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman