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By Science News

- More than 2 years ago

Better antimatter bottle

ANTI ESCAPE Scientists have trapped atoms of antimatter for 1,000 seconds, the longest time ever. An illustration shows the antihydrogen atom’s path inside the trap and the escape of pions when the atom is annihilated by hitting the trap’s walls. ALPHA/CERN

A team of scientists in Europe has trapped and held atoms of antihydrogen, hydrogen’s antimatter twin, for 1,000 seconds, almost 6,000 times longer than in previous experiments.