Physicists Scrutinize Antimatter in Angels & Demons
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 08:56
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Could the Vatican really be destroyed by antimatter stolen from a CERN laboratory? The scheme might work in the plot of Angels & Demons, the most recent Hollywood thriller based on a book by Dan Brown. However, real physicists are using the movie as an opportunity to talk about antimatter in real life - which has many uses other than mass destruction.