Space Bitches, Space
Perhaps this has been covered before, but we're awesome:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/30/university-michigan-antimatter-gun/
Where are the pictures of the space bitches?
Sounds like something from Tron and Tron Legacy.
*Read the linked article embedded in the OP's linked article
This gives a new meaning to the Red River Shootout
Now I feel like I'm married to a Red and living a few blocks away from the Kremlin. Not cool.
Looks like we maybe called on to assist the Guardians of the Galaxy
Only Disney can look at that picture and think, "Spend $500M to make those guys into a movie, make $2B profit!" (Mid-2015 release, IIRC).
the url was cool enough for me.
LongIsland.com had a short synopsis on how it works precisely, if you're like me and were interested:
"The team of scientists reports that each burst of their new gun lasts just 30 fermtoseconds (a femtosecond is equivalent to one quadrillionth of a second), but produces quadrillions of positrons—a comparable result to that achieved by CERN. In order to create those antiparticles, the accelerator fires a petawatt laser at inert helium gas, causing a stream of electrons to travel at intense speeds. The electrons are than directed at a sheet of metal foil, resulting in a burst of electron and positron emissions when the stream smashes into individual metal atoms; the particles and antiparticles are then separated with magnets."
"The electrons are than directed at a sheet of metal foil"
So much smartness soiled by one silly grammatical error.
Cool. Take aim at Columbus. Fire. Ain't that a blast to the nuts?
gravity in space, lots of it! Spread the word....
I did research w/ in the same department (CUOS) as these guys for a semester.
Michigan is great tbh.
Where do I get me one???