WOW 30

WOW 30 - Antimatter

Good Afternoon Friends,

We all know that matter traditionally refers to the substance that bodies are made of. One common way to identify this "substance" is through its properties: for example, matter is anything that has both mass and volume.

Antimatter is similar to matter in the sense that it has particles of the same mass and properties as their counterparts but with opposite electrical charges.

Antimatter can be found in a few parts of the Universe. Matter and Antimatter cannot co-exist because when they collide they annihilate causing total destruction. We can find references to Antimatter in several movies, the latest being "Angels and Demons" starring Tom Hanks. People who have watched this movie can understand how powerful Antimatter could be. Well, if you havn't noticed this is the part when the Camerlengo Ventresca takes the Antimatter in a Heli so that it could annihilate in the atmosphere. (A white bright light)

Well, Antimatter could also be used for constructive purposes. Scientists at CERN are working on harnessing the power of Antimatter. They use LHC (Large Hadron Collider) to create antimatter. Thanks to Dan Brown, for spreading this knowledge to the world.

Danish :)