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The most dangerous delivery truck? How a lorry-load of antimatter will help solve secrets of universe (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So, what anti-element is this anti matter? Anti-helium?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

To achieve this goal, Cern scientists have built transportable devices containing superconducting magnets, cryogenic cooling systems and vacuum chambers where antiprotons can be trapped, avoiding contact with normal matter, and carried on seven-tonne lorries.

Antiprotons. So basically an anti-hydrogen ion.