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What is dark matter made from?

MAR 26, 2010
Physics Today
Science : It is a sobering fact that of all the matter in the universe, only 17% is made of particles we know. Little is actually known about the remaining 83%, but we do have a name for it--dark matter.The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS II) Collaboration presents tantalizing results in Science from their recent experimental run that may provide an answer soon to the question of what all that dark matter is made from. Related links Dark matter search results from the CDMS II experiment
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