"Now it's finally possible," Christian Smorra, the physicist who led the project, told Nature. "We bought a lot of champagne, and we invited the entire antimatter community to celebrate with us today.""
"Stefan Ulmer, a physicist and colleague of Smorra's, said it was "something humanity has never done before, it is historic.""
"If the trap fails during transport and the antiparticles annihilate, the energy released will be about a millionth of a Joule. A single key press on a keyboard is about 10,000 times more than that."
A team of researchers at CERN completed the world's first transport of antimatter particles, specifically 92 antiprotons, using a specially designed vacuum bottle. The antiprotons were cooled to 4 degrees Kelvin to ensure stability during transport. This achievement is significant as it marks a historic moment in antimatter research, with physicists celebrating the successful haul after over thirty years of effort. The transport was conducted at speeds of up to 26 miles per hour, and any potential failure poses minimal risk to human life.
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