Physicists Trap a Single Positron for Months to Study Antimatter

Physicists at Northwestern University trapped a single positron, the antimatter counterpart of the electron, for months and placed it in a controlled quantum state, allowing precise measurements of its properties that could help test theories about why matter dominates the universe.

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Oct 22, 5:00 PM	nature.com	Briefing Chat: How physicists successfully trapped the electron's antimatter equivalent
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