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New Microscope Uses Antimatter To Produce Images

Posted by timothy on from the please-don't-blow-up-the-world dept.

Big Nothing writes: "Researchers at the Military University in Munich, Germany have created an antimatter (positron) microscope for studying material defects. Read the brief news article at Scientific American."

2 of 5 comments (clear)

  1. Detecting Defects by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Quote from the article: "There is no other method which is as sensitive as a positron for detecting defects," I take issue with that statement. My wife is the most sensitive object on the planet for detecting defects.

  2. If it is made of antimatter... by whopis · · Score: 3, Funny

    Then does it really matter?