http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3869/antimatter-atoms-trapped-explore-mystery-matter
Set aside the study for now, the fact remains.
CERN researchers have used magnetic fields to hold anti-matter. A few dozen atoms for about a tenth of a second, but it proves that magnetic containment of anti-matter is, indeed, possible. Many breakthroughs start from such a small beginning.
The creation and storage of anti-matter is a science fiction staple. And many current researchers believe anti-matter would be...if we could just hang on to it long enough...the best power source for interplanetary flight.
A tenth of a second is nothing. But it is above zero, and that's half the battle.
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