Physicists just took a road trip with a load of antimatter. Here’s how it went

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March 25, 2026, 4:30 PM

• •CERN scientists transported 92 antiprotons in a truck around the campus.
• •The transport used a one-ton container to prevent annihilation.
• •The goal is to move antimatter to other labs for further study.
• •The experiment could help explain the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe.

Scientists at CERN successfully transported 92 antiprotons in a truck, marking the first time antimatter has been moved outside a lab. The achievement involved a specially designed, one-ton container to protect the antimatter from annihilation. This groundbreaking experiment aims to enable further study of antimatter, potentially answering fundamental questions about the universe. The team plans to transport antimatter to other labs for more in-depth research, and the project manager called the truck drive the most exciting of his life.

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