What is the sound of one atom splitting?

On the trail of the elusive neutrino...

How to Listen for the Sound of Plutonium - New York Times

Among the methods under consideration:

Also on the agenda were more fanciful items, like robotic butterflies that can monitor an atomic site while appearing to flutter by innocuously.

Damn. First dolphins, now butterflies. Is nothing sacred?

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