Demon hunting: Physicists confirm 67-year-old prediction of massless, neutral composite particle

In 1956, theoretical physicist David Pines predicted that electrons in a solid can do something strange. While they normally have a mass and an electric charge, Pines asserted that they can combine to form a composite particle that is massless, neutral, and does not interact with light. He called this particle a ‘demon.’ Now, researchers have finally found Pines’ demon 67 years after it was predicted.

Source: sciencedaily.com

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