Not in the near future.

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et — 6/18/2005 1:48:04 AM (archived)

Here's why....

-No beta decay process makes "useful" quantities of positrons.

If it did...

-No positron (much less an electron) has been sucessfully stored for a significant period of time.

Been reading Dan Brown glosscap?

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'Antimatter harvester' may fuel future spacecraft - ljk - 6/17/2005 7:28:43 PM
- Why not just do an "Orion" instead? - dtb - 6/18/2005 3:59:29 AM
  - Energy for "free" - Adam - 6/18/2005 9:13:52 AM
    - re: Energy for "free" - dtb - 6/18/2005 1:41:06 PM
      - Of course... - Adam - 6/18/2005 9:30:54 PM
        
        re: Of course... - gbaikie - 6/19/2005 12:35:12 AM
        
        Makes sense... - Adam - 6/19/2005 12:52:07 AM
- Flaws with the concept - Gary - 6/18/2005 3:00:15 AM
  - Related idea... - Adam - 6/18/2005 9:09:16 AM
- 20 kilos!!! - Adam - 6/18/2005 1:47:50 AM
  - Yea, we'll see.... (n/t) - et - 6/18/2005 1:48:59 AM
- Could PET scan technology be refined to produce useful quanties of antimatter? - Lee - 6/17/2005 10:21:49 PM
  - Not in the near future. - et - 6/18/2005 1:48:04 AM
  - Make them yourself... - Adam - 6/18/2005 1:33:35 AM
    - re: Make them yourself... - et - 6/18/2005 1:51:14 AM
      - for no rational reason... - Adam - 6/18/2005 7:21:46 AM
        
        agreed - R.L. - 6/18/2005 7:36:23 AM
- Could PET scan technology be refined to produce useful quanties of antimatter? - Lee - 6/17/2005 10:21:01 PM

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