A trapped positron, cooled almost to absolute zero and held away from every wall, can now be nudged one quantum at a time to test antimatter.

The Vatican better have Robert Langdon on speed dial.

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[–] 7 points 18 hours ago*

Mundane me just wants to know if this means I'll eventually get antigravity boots, but to science nerd me it's amazing stuff. Capturing a single positron? Cooling it to less than 1°C above absolute zero? Making a positron flip spin states at will? Things like remind me that the future is happening after all.

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