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Minos

Minos is a figure from Greek mythology, often depicted as a king of Crete and a judge of the dead. He is best known for his role in the myth of the Minotaur, a creature that was part man and part bull, which was kept in a labyrinth designed by the architect Daedalus. Minos demanded tributes of youth from Athens, which were sacrificed to the Minotaur. After death, he became one of the judges in the underworld, determining the fates of souls. Minos symbolizes authority, justice, and the complexities of human morality in Greek stories.

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    MINOS, or the Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search, is an experiment designed to study neutrinos, which are tiny, nearly massless particles that rarely interact with matter. Conducted in the U.S., MINOS directed a stream of neutrinos produced at the Fermilab particle accelerator through a 450-mile journey to a detector in Minnesota. Researchers aimed to observe how neutrinos change identity (or "oscillate") as they travel. This research helps scientists understand fundamental questions about the universe, including the behavior of matter and the mysteries surrounding dark matter and the imbalance between matter and antimatter.