Antimatter trapped and studied for first time
Untrapped antihydrogen atoms annihilating on the inner surface of the ALPHA trap
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An international collaboration of 15 research institutions have produced and trapped antimatter atoms for the first time ever. The feat was part of the ALPHA experiment, which is being conducted at Switzerland’s CERN particle physics laboratory. It could be a step towards answering one the biggest cosmological questions of all time.
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