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NC State Creates Most Powerful Positron Beam Ever

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the there-are-four-lights dept.

eldavojohn writes "A fairly large breakthrough took place earlier this month with the most powerful man-made antimatter electron beam ever being created at North Carolina State University. Professor Hawari who worked on the project explains its benefits: 'The idea here is that if we create this intense beam of antimatter electrons — the complete opposite of the electron, basically — we can then use them in investigating and understanding the new types of materials being used in many applications.'"

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  1. Obligatry by Avitor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whatever you do, don't cross the streams...

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    1. Re:Obligatry by Nefarious+Wheel · · Score: 4, Funny
      "...many of them become excited..."

      Do the students emit photons when they relax?

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    2. Re:Obligatry by obeythefist · · Score: 4, Funny

      Nah that was Theta radiation dude. Whatever that is. Go brush up on your particle of the month. Some people here wouldn't know a chronatron from a tribble.

      Also, when do we get the stories of the police using weaponised versions of the antimatter gun on students?

      "Don't positron me bro!"

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  2. Opposite of electrons... by newgalactic · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, will it make my Ironman watch run backwards? OR block out all neural activity?

  3. Omitted text from the article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Professor Hawari who worked on the project explains its benefits: 'The idea here is that if we create this intense beam of antimatter electrons -- the complete opposite of the electron, basically -- we can then use them in investigating and understanding the new types of materials being used in many applications.'"

    He added: " We are not quite sure how long it will take to miniaturize the technology for shark mounted applications, but we expect this to be investigated thoroughly in the future"

  4. I for one . . . by cashman73 · · Score: 3, Funny
    I for one welcome our new Tarheel Overlords! :-)

    In seemingly unrelated news, Duke University ceases to exist, somehow evaporated by a wave of unknown positron emission energy. But little seem to care, since Duke sucks anyways!

  5. She can't take much more of this! by HaeMaker · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've seen Scotty create beams of antimatter with two phasers and a tricorder, big whoop.

  6. uh o by moogied · · Score: 3, Funny

    The reactor is a huge recruiting tool," Hawari said. "After they get exposure to the reactor and the facilities online at their own universities, many of them become excited" My god.. there making mutants.
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  7. Re:Jesus Christ in a Chicken Basket by clarkcox3 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think you mean NUKYULAR!

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  8. I'm not impressed by gordgekko · · Score: 3, Funny

    I won't be impressed until scientists are able to create an inverted tachyon pulse that solves any problems caused by spatial anomalies.

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  9. Re:I have a radical idea... by jollyreaper · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...We'll cross the streams. No, don't. The pee goes everywhere.
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