CERN Creates Antimatter Factory to Discover Why
there is So Little Antimatter in the Universe

August 10, 2000  Scientists at the CERN international particle physics laboratory have created what they are calling an "antimatter factory." This system will involve the creation of antiprotons which will later be brought together with antielectrons, known as positrons. This will form atoms of antihydrogen, which theory indicates should be as stable as ordinary hydrogen. By studying such states, it is hoped that a reason will be found for the absence of observable antimatter in the universe. Click here for the BBC article that describes this antimatter factory in greater detail. Click here for the previous alert.