Atomic experiment to detect dark energy fails to feel the force

The universe is generally believed to be expanding at an accelerating rate, thanks to a mysterious force dubbed dark energy. But how exactly does this force work? Researchers in the UK have conducted an experiment to test a hypothesis that this fifth fundamental force works on single atoms – and found no trace of it.

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Category: Physics

Tags:

• Atoms
• Cosmology
• Dark Energy
• Imperial College
• Physics
• Universe
• University of Nottingham

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