http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/11/18/switzerland.cern.antimatter/

Any chance to get a more competent or helpful statement about the relevance of this news than "this might help us understand the nature of antimatter and the origins of our universe"?

Publically available abstract of Nature article from which this story arises is here http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature09610.html

As an aside, I was with Prof. M. Charlton last night at a talk on the LHC at Swansea. The production of anti-hydrogen was mentioned. (note on the above abstract from Nature, Swansea is right at the heart of this experiment.)

the LHC at Swansea

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Swansea is right at the heart of the experiment

but Cern is in Geneva!! Someone get on the phone quick - the LHC is warping space time - South Wales and the Alps are now in superposition! Panic - wormholes folding space time continuum!

 

Sorry.

 

Just read the article on line - one of those amazing pieces that deal in cutting edge research but can provide a fair amount of understanding and insight for the committed amateur. Prof Charlton and his colleagues should be proud

... but Cern is in Geneva!!

 

Thousands of scientists and engineers from hundreds of institutions all over the globe are involved in the experiments at CERN in one way of another. It is truly an international effort on a large scale.

 

Swansea and in particular Prof. Charlton's group played a large role in the ALPHA project as one of 15 (or so) institutes involved in the project.

Edited November 19, 201015 yr by ajb