Christian Smorra
CERN physicist leading the antimatter transport project, describing the mobile trap, the transport operation and safety considerations.
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Mar 26, 2026 • 16min
Transporting the most expensive and volatile substance on Earth
Dr Christian Smorra, a CERN physicist who led the antimatter transport project, and Ian Sample, The Guardian science editor and reporter, discuss a world-first move of trapped antiprotons. They explain what antimatter is, why it must be moved for precision experiments, how a mobile Penning trap works, the careful transport operation and the surprising safety realities.
