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Ever wondered whatâs inside the Great Pyramid of Giza? Well soon weâll know, all thanks to subatomic particles called muons.
Muons are the awkward cousins of electrons. Their mass is about 207 times as large as an electronâs, making them able to pass through hundreds of metres of rock.
Picture an electron like a bullet, and a muon like a cannonball. The cannonball can smash through walls while bullets get stuck. Other technologies, such as ultrasound, ground-penetrating radar and X-rays, can only penetrate a short distance from the surface, but muons can go further.
It was thanks to muons that in 2017 scientists discovered a surprising hidden chamber inside the Great Pyramid. Now, as part of international project ScanPyramids, the detectors are back to scan the Great Pyramid from another angle. The team also plan on scanning other ruins such as the Mayan Chichen Itza in Mexico, and theyâve already started mapping out the inner workings of Mount Vesuvius using muography.
We canât wait to see what they find!
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Ever wondered whatâs inside the Great Pyramid of Giza? Well soon weâll know, all thanks to subatomic particles called muons.
Muons are the awkward cousins of electrons. Their mass is about 207 times as large as an electronâs, making them able to pass through hundreds of metres of rock.
Picture an electron like a bullet, and a muon like a cannonball. The cannonball can smash through walls while bullets get stuck. Other technologies, such as ultrasound, ground-penetrating radar and X-rays, can only penetrate a short distance from the surface, but muons can go further.
It was thanks to muons that in 2017 scientists discovered a surprising hidden chamber inside the Great Pyramid. Now, as part of international project ScanPyramids, the detectors are back to scan the Great Pyramid from another angle. The team also plan on scanning other ruins such as the Mayan Chichen Itza in Mexico, and theyâve already started mapping out the inner workings of Mount Vesuvius using muography.
We canât wait to see what they find!
ABOUT THINK INC.
Think Inc. is a community of individuals on a mission to expose the true face of modern society. Armed with ideas, we defy the stale conventions of learning by shifting the worldâs attention to global ideas, while opening minds.
Weâre not on the fringe. We are trendsetters with the power to shift perceptions and reshape the face of the mainstream.
In 2014, Think Inc. launched with the mandate of creating a community where ideas can be shared, challenged, voiced and became a champion of democratising ideas. On this foundation, Think Inc. has grown into a powerful collective.
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