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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Anthony Cuthbertson

Scientists drive antimatter from France to Switzerland in world first

An illustration of antimatter - (iStock/ Getty Images)

Scientists at CERN have built a shipping container capable of transporting antimatter out of the laboratory for the first time.

A team from the European research hub built a two-metre-long containment device and successfully drove the antimatter 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) before returning it to the lab.

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