Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 21

           Althoughheknewtheglobulewasmicroscopic,hecouldseeeverychanginggorgeandundulationastheballofplasmarolledslowlyinsuspension.

           "It’s…floating,"hesaid.

           "Ithadbetterbe,"Vittoriareplied."Antimatterishighlyunstable.Energeticallyspeaking,antimatteristhemirrorimageofmatter,sothetwoinstantlycanceleachotheroutiftheycomeincontact.Keepingantimatterisolatedfrommatterisachallenge,ofcourse,becauseeverythingonearthismadeofmatter.Thesampleshavetobestoredwithoutevertouchinganythingatall—evenair."

           Langdonwasamazed.Talkaboutworkinginavacuum.

           "Theseantimattertraps?"Kohlerinterrupted,lookingamazedasheranapallidfingeraroundone’sbase."Theyareyourfather’sdesign?"

           "Actually,"shesaid,"theyaremine."

           Kohlerlookedup.

           Vittoria’svoicewasunassuming."Myfatherproducedthefirstparticlesofantimatterbutwasstymiedbyhowtostorethem.Isuggestedthese.Airtightnanocompositeshellswithopposingelectromagnetsateachend."

           "Itseemsyourfather’sgeniushasrubbedoff."

           "Notreally.Iborrowedtheideafromnature.Portugueseman-o’-warstrapfishbetweentheirtentaclesusingnematocysticcharges.Sameprinciplehere.Eachcanisterhastwoelectromagnets,oneateachend.Theiropposingmagneticfieldsintersectinthecenterofthecanisterandholdtheantimatterthere,suspendedinmidvacuum."

           Langdonlookedagainatthecanister.Antimatterfloatinginavacuum,nottouchinganythingatall.Kohlerwasright.Itwasgenius.

           "Where’sthepowersourceforthemagnets?"Kohlerasked.

           Vittoriapointed

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