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World first: antimatter particles transported in Geneva (www.swissinfo.ch)
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For the first time in the world, antimatter is being transported by road at CERN in Geneva. The test carried out on Tuesday at the nuclear research centre is intended to prove that the antiparticles can be transported safely.

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[-] aburrito@sh.itjust.works 47 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

This is super cool. So it was anywhere from 100-1k anti protons transported 5 km, and my fave bit from the article

According to CERN, if the trap fails during transport, the energy released will be around one millionth of a joule – about as much as it takes to press a keyboard key.

Neat!

[-] eleijeep@piefed.social 32 points 16 hours ago

What type of key switch though?

[-] aburrito@sh.itjust.works 13 points 16 hours ago

Asking the important questions

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