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With the CRESST Experiment, physicists from around Europe are searching for a new form of matter, the Dark Matter. This is believed to be the missing matter of the universe. To search for this matter, novel detecion methods operating at very low temperatures have been developed. Find out more about this exciting field at the cutting-edge of physics and cosmology, its applications in other fields of science or have a look at our latest publications. If you have any questions or inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
 

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Currently the cryostat is being cooled down for run 31 at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory in Italy. The upgraded setup contains 17 detector modules, four of them for testing new detector concepts as glued detectors and new materials.
 
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