luke phong
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Antonyms
BigLongGoodHot………
Matter
SmallShortEvilCold………
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Balance, Karma,
Anti-matter
Freedom
{Antimatter
Does it matter?
Background Observations Key Issues Rating Discussion
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”
Background Observations Key Issues Rating Discussion
Antimatter generation
Background Observations Key Issues Rating Discussion
ENERGY CONVERSION
Background Observations Key Issues Rating Discussion
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?
Background Observations Key Issues Rating Discussion
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?
Background Observations Key Issues Rating
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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