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    Physicists can create anti-matter in a laboratory in tiny amounts, but it is shortlived. Why is it so, and for how long has anti-matter ever stayed 'alive' in a laboratory?

    Question #89895. Asked by author. (Dec 14 07 11:04 PM)


    zbeckabee

    		There is no known way to effectively store antihydrogen. The ATHENA project has managed to keep antihydrogen atoms from annihilation for tens of seconds — just enough time to briefly study their behaviour.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-matter#Artificial_production


    Dec 15 07, 4:43 AM

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