Chuck Darwin

When the truck pulls away from the building at CERN,
the European particle physics laboratory near Geneva,
all eyes will be on its precious cargo,
a one-tonne device containing some of the most exotic material on Earth.

The 20-minute test run around the campus, pencilled in for later this month,
will mark the world’s first attempt to transport #antimatter,
a substance so delicate that when it meets normal matter, both are consumed in a burst of pure energy

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/14/please-drive-carefully-scientists-plan-to-transport-volatile-antimatter-for-first-time?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Please drive carefully: scientists plan to transport volatile antimatter for first time

Cern researchers are testing traps capable of moving antimatter, which explodes into energy as soon as it comes into contact with regular matter

The Guardian
Mar 14 at 8:51pmWeb
Show threadZenHeathen 🇨🇦Mar 15
@cdarwin Anyone got any dilithium sitting around?
Show threadZenHeathen 🇨🇦Mar 15

@cdarwin Welp.

"Some say in ice, some say in fire..." and all that.

Show threadFarticle Accelerator🇨🇦Mar 15
@cdarwin I like this bit :

"Antimatter emitters are readily available at supermarkets in the form of bananas, which emit antiparticles through the radioactive decay of potassium. Sadly, they have limited value for understanding the universe."
Show threadJonathan LamotheMar 15
@cdarwin Where's Scotty when you need him?