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floofloof@lemmy.ca to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago

The most dangerous delivery truck? How a lorry-load of antimatter will help solve secrets of universe

www.theguardian.com

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The most dangerous delivery truck? How a lorry-load of antimatter will help solve secrets of universe

www.theguardian.com

floofloof@lemmy.ca to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago
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Fantastically expensive and hard to handle, the substance holds the key to a holy grail of science. And experts at Cern now know how to transport it
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    I thought we were only able to produce antimatter in minuscule amounts. How the hell does anyone have a “truckload“ of it?

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      it’s cause you need an entire truck of scientific instruments to contain it.

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        That’s what I figured, but that doesn’t really mean there’s a “a truckload” of antimatter, just in antimatter containment equipment. The actual amount of antimatter is probably very tiny.

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          The headline is misleading clickbait, unfortunately.

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      It is a load on a truck. Therefore, it is a truckload.

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        Checks out

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