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@ Xmark Bridge
2025-05-20 17:49:31
text (860): CERN WANTS TO SHIP ANTIMATTER ACROSS EUROPE... IN A BOX?
Antimatter is real. It explodes if it touches anything.
So yeah, transporting it is tricky.
CERNthe same lab with the giant particle colliderjust built a 2-meter-long container that keeps antimatter cold (5 Kelvin), vacuum-sealed, and magnetically trapped so it doesnt touch the walls and annihilate itself.
It runs on batteries, uses liquid helium to cool superconducting magnets, and fits on a truck.
First test: they loaded it with regular protons (less risky), drove it 4 km across France and Switzerland, and nothing leaked, fried, or melted.
Helium sloshed around, but the hardware held.
Next goal? Ship actual antimatter 800 km to Germany for experiments 100x more precise than CERN can do onsite.
They just need to keep the helium from boiling off before arrival.
Source: Ars Technica
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