Gluon
"Quark-gluon-plasma" — Photo by S13mashina / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
The ultimate cosmic superglue that keeps your world from drifting apart.
This subatomic entity operates within the tiny heart of matter, ensuring that things stay put. Without its persistent interference, the physical universe as we know it would simply dissolve into chaos. It is a massless force carrier that works exclusively behind the scenes.
Did you know?
Because they carry a colour charge themselves, these particles can interact with each other, unlike photons which are electrically neutral. They also behave strangely inside the atomic nuclei.
“An antisocial loner that refuses to ever be spotted roaming solo in the wild.”
“It is the bearer of a vibrant property, yet it has nothing to do with the rainbow.”
“An elusive architect of the strong interaction, working deep inside the nucleus.”
“It acts like a rubber band that becomes harder to stretch the further you pull.”
“The fundamental messenger particle that binds quarks together to form protons and neutrons.”