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Transporting the most expensive and volatile substance on Earth

Transporting the most expensive and volatile substance on Earth

Science Weekly vor 6 Monaten

What happened when scientists took antimatter on a world-first drive, and why did they do it? Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample, and the Cern physicist Dr Christian Smorra

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A box the size of a filing cabinet was lifted by crane, slowly
moved and placed very carefully in the back of an unassuming lorry
earlier this week. What looked like a casual drive around the Cern
campus was actually a world-first experiment in transporting
antimatter, the most expensive and volatile substance on Earth. To
find out why scientists wanted to achieve this milestone, and what
happened on the journey, Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s
science editor, Ian Sample, and the Cern physicist Dr Christian
Smorra.. Help support our independent journalism at
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