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Antimatter
Antimatter - a mirror image
of matter - is an idea so revolutionary that even its discoverer initially
feared its consequences. It annihilates with ordinary matter, disappearing
in a puff of energy - the ultimate scientific experiment.
This annihilation is a compelling
scenario for science fiction. The first example was robots with brains
having antimatter pathways.
Now antimatter is used every
day in medicine for brain scans.
Transforming all its mass into
pure energy, antimatter is the perfect fuel. Star Trek's faster-than-light
science-fiction spaceships use antimatter power, but research projects
have also investigated the use of antimatter fuel for real.
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