In a historic breakthrough, a Chinese-led international team of scientists has confirmed the existence of the glueball – a rare form of matter made entirely of force.The finding was announced by a Chinese research team on Thursday at the International Conference on High Energy Physics in Natal, Brazil. Held every two years, the event features some of the most significant advancements in the field.After 15 years of research, the team finally gathered definitive evidence of glueballs using the Beijing Electron Positron Collider II, according to Guangming Daily.
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What is a glueball? Chinese-led team finds rare particle made entirely of force
A Chinese-led international team of scientists has confirmed the existence of the glueball, a rare form of matter composed entirely of force. This significant finding was announced by a Chinese research team on Thursday at the International Conference on High Energy Physics in Natal, Brazil.
Fan ChenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-08 · 13:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A Chinese-led international team of scientists has confirmed the existence of the glueball, a rare form of matter composed entirely of force. This significant finding was announced by a Chinese research team on Thursday at the International Conference on High Energy Physics in Natal, Brazil. After 15 years of dedicated research, the team obtained definitive evidence of glueballs. The research utilized the Beijing Electron Positron Collider II to gather this evidence. This discovery represents a major advancement in the field of high-energy physics.
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The team gathered definitive evidence of glueballs using the Beijing Electron Positron Collider II.
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The finding was announced at the International Conference on High Energy Physics in Natal, Brazil.
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The glueball is a rare form of matter made entirely of force.
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A Chinese-led international team of scientists has confirmed the existence of the glueball.
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