Canadian scientists 'bottle' antimatter

[Swede]

Makoto Fujiwara has spent more than a decade in laboratories hunting an elusive prey, the stuff of science fiction — the missing half of everything.


He and other Canadian researchers have finally managed to trap their lightning in a bottle. Only it isn't lightning they've got in the bottle — it's antimatter.


In a paper appearing online Sunday in the journal Nature Physics, lead author Fujiwara and his colleagues say they've succeeded in storing antimatter atoms for more than 16 minutes — virtually an eternity for a rare substance that scientists have struggled to keep intact for more than a few fractions of a second.



Read more: http://www.canada.com/technology/Canadian+scientists+bottle+antimatter/4899114/story.html#ixzz1OVj4jx7V

[RC]

1. They're working on a warp drive!

[Avalux]

2. My thought too. n/t

[deutsey]

3. Fascinating, as Mr. Spock would say. n/t