Google has purchased stealth startup, Agnilux, Dan Primack at PE Hub reports.

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"It really feels like we're on the verge of a breakthrough, " Primack said.

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Primack proposed an idea for dark matter in 1982 that is still a leading contender: The notion that supersymmetry is responsible for dark matter.

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Dan Primack earlier reported news of the hire.

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