Physicists store antimatter atoms for 1,000 seconds -- and still counting
Sunday, June 5, 2011 - 13:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Physicists with the international ALPHA Collaboration at CERN in Geneva have succeeded in storing a total of 309 antihydrogen atoms, some for as long as 1,000 seconds (almost 17 minutes) or even longer -- more than enough time to perform meaningful scientific experiments on confined anti-atoms.