Shipping Antimatter by Truck to Understand the Universe

Shipping Antimatter by Truck to Understand the Universe

The BASE experiment at CERN has figured out how to transport antimatter by truck, enabling scientists to study antimatter in greater detail without interference from CERN's giant magnets.

Antimatter, at $62 Trillion a Gram, Could Solve the Universe’s Greatest Mystery

Antimatter, at $62 Trillion a Gram, Could Solve the Universe’s Greatest Mystery | What The Future The BASE experiment at CERN, on the France-Switzerland border, is celebrating the first successful transport of antimatter by truck. The newfound ability to transport antimatter offsite will empower scientists to study it in greater detail without interference from the giant magnets that power CERN’s antimatter factory, possibly unlocking hidden tru…

Antimatter Hits the Road: CERN’s Truck Test Ushers in Portable Particle Physics

A flatbed truck crept across CERN’s sprawling campus on the France-Switzerland border. Inside a bulky cryogenic trap: 92 antiprotons. Antimatter. For the first time ever. On March 24, 2026, scientists from the BASE experiment loaded their precious cargo, disconnected it from the Antimatter Factory, and drove it about eight kilometers. Top speed? 47 kilometers per hour. Duration? Roughly 30 minutes. No annihilation. No drama. Just a quiet proof t…