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Scientists trap and tame a single particle of antimatter for months (news.northwestern.edu)

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[–] Tehdastehdas@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They do, and it can't. It's getting annihilated the first time it touches normal matter, producing other radiation. Nuclear decay in the banana produces more antimatter.