Antonyms

BigLongGoodHot………

Matter

SmallShortEvilCold………

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Balance, Karma,

Anti-matter

Freedom

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Does it matter?

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Timeline

Sep 2011: Antimatter trapped for the first time

2002 CERN Antiproton Antielectrons/positrons Large Hadron Collider First Anti-hydrogen

antimatter

Storage: ALPHA experiment Corrugated pipes Electromagnetic “bottles”

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Antimatter generation

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ENERGY CONVERSION

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Tremendous energy 1kg annihilation = 43 mil of dynamites

Power generation Spacecraft propulsion

Medical Purposes Positron Emission Tomography Cancer Treatment

Military applications Explosive/Triggering Nuclear Fusion

Weapons

USES

Relatively informative

Projected future of Antimatter Technology?

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8 /10

1. In your opinions, should research on antimatter and its uses continue to be funded despite its inefficiency as compared to other energy sources?

2. In what other ways do you foresee antimatter is going to change the world?

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Discussion

1. http://library.thinkquest.org/26995/antiuses.html

2. http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=19938

3. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/11/101118-antimatter-trapped-engines-bombs-nature-science-cern/References

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