Any article about “di-positronium” and “anti-matter” and “gamma-ray annihilation lasers” has got to be worth reading!
Fragile particles rarely seen in our Universe have been merged with ordinary electrons to make a new form of matter. Di-positronium, as the new molecule is known, was predicted to exist in 1946 but has remained elusive to science.
Now, a US team has created thousands of the molecules by merging electrons with their antimatter equivalent: positrons. The discovery, reported in the journal Nature, is a key step in the creation of ultra-powerful lasers known as gamma-ray annihilation lasers.
Which have military applications, of course (“set gamma-ray annihilation lasers to ‘deep fry,’ Mr. Sulu!”), but could also be a big jump-start on laser-triggered fusion energy generation. Spiffy!
Did you intentionally use the word “spiffy” after paraphrasing Spaceman Spiff?
If so, it was unconscious — though it sure sounds likely.