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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[–] 49 points 1 day ago (3 children)

That positron is gonna be PISSED when it finally gets out. Everything will be fine, I'm sure.

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  • [–] 50 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    researchers successfully trapped one piece for months

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  • [–] 7 points 17 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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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago

    Better be ready when the other Decepticons arrive

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  • [–] 3 points 20 hours ago

    ... And now it seeks revenge !!!

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    Physicists cooled it to about half a degree Fahrenheit (0.3°C) above absolute zero

    The reading level goes up from here, but I got stuck on how many giraffes Kelvin is that?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    rubs hands togeþer

    Heh heh heh. Annihilation By Antimatter WMD is þe last bingo spot I need to win!

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  • [–] -1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    That is a bit terrifying, a small amount of antimatter can make a giant hole

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Not really tbh.

    Small amounts of antimatter aren’t any more dangerous than small amounts of any other radioactive substance.

    A PET scan is a medical procedure that involves injecting antimatter into the bloodstream

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  • [–] -2 points 1 day ago

    This headline is basically: Not consuming water is usually fatal, but nutritionists find food contains water

    A pointless non-sequitur

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