The Ongoing Quest to Detect Dark Matter

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The Ongoing Quest to Detect Dark Matter
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The article discusses the ongoing search for dark matter, focusing on the CRESST experiment in Italy, which aims to detect dark matter particles by listening for vibrations caused by their interactions. Despite decades of efforts and various experiments, no definitive detection has been made, but researchers have been able to rule out certain properties of dark matter, especially in the WIMP mass range. The search continues across a broad spectrum of possible dark matter candidates, with no success so far.

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