Discovering the secrets of antimatter; RETRO REPORT How we covered...(Features) From: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: May 29, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Edited by Tony Woolway

IT is one of the most attractive words in science fiction and could one day be used to power spaceships to the stars.

Antimatter is the mirror image of ordinary matter. It is the source of power for the fictional Starship Enterprise in Star Trek, pictured, and there should be as much of it as real matter. But where has it all gone?

The question that has plagued scientists for decades could be closer to being solved th...

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