NC State Creates Most Powerful Positron Beam Ever

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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Jesus Christ in a Chicken Basket

[Sneakernets]

Currently, there are approximately 25 universities across the United States with active nuclear reactors on campus


You know, when you've read as many science fiction books as I have, this shit is a liiiitle creepy.