New Scientist: Dental floss ties down stray wires at the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search detector in Minnesota, aspirin is used to detect leaks in Fermilab’s particle accelerator, and gelatinous konnyaku noodles serve as a test seal for muon detectors at the KEK research institute in Japan. In an article for New Scientist, Kate McAlpine discusses novel physics research uses of common household products.
