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A Scientist Working on the ‘IceCube’ Neutrino Detector Explains the Nobel Prize–Winning Technology

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A Scientist Working on the ‘IceCube’ Neutrino Detector Explains the Nobel Prize–Winning Technology

WIRED · Oct 8, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC

“Detecting a neutrino is like looking for a needle in a haystack,” says Juan Carlos Díaz Vélez, who breaks down why researchers are looking for the cosmic particles under the Antarctic ice.