ScienceJuly 13, 2026

neutrino

/nuːˈtriːnoʊ/

Definition

An extremely small, electrically neutral subatomic particle that passes through ordinary matter with almost no interaction.

Etymology

Derived from the Italian 'neutrino,' meaning 'little neutral one,' it was coined by physicist Enrico Fermi in the 1930s. The name highlights that it is a smaller, neutral counterpart to the neutron.

In the news

The article mentions 'neutrino' in the context of Fermilab, a particle physics laboratory, which is celebrating 70 years of research involving this specific type of subatomic particle.

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