Coherent neutrino scattering seen with compact detector

Detecting neutrinos is one of the hardest tasks in particle physics, owing to their extremely low interaction rate with particles. Huge quantities of matter are monitored just to catch a precious few events. Now, however, researchers have unveiled a new technique to catch neutrinos with much smaller detectors. It could potentially lead to extensions of the Standard Model of particle physics, and also have practical applications in nuclear non-proliferation.