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Stories about: confinement

Antihydrogen Stored for 17 Minutes at LHC A collaboration of physicists working at the world's largest particle accelerator announce that it is possible to trap antihydrogen atoms for nearly 17 minutes inside containment chambers. In total, the ALPHA Collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) managed to trap 309 atoms, some of which endured for as... 6 June 2011 02:15 GMT Simulation for Mars Mission Begins in March The test that will simulate Martian isolation conditions for several people volunteering to participate has almost reached the end of the selection phase. For now, the scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) have chosen eight candidates, but they will soon narrow it down to just six. During a recent a press r... 11 November 2008 04:37 GMT