Smartphone sensor array reimagined as ultra-precise antimatter imaging system
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 03, 2025
In a major advance for antimatter research, scientists from CERN's AEgIS collaboration have engineered a groundbreaking imaging system by adapting the image sensors found in mobile phone cameras. The innovation aims to provide unprecedented spatial resolution in tracking the annihilation of antihydrogen particles, a vital step toward precisely measuring how antimatter responds to Earth's gravity
In a major advance for antimatter research, scientists from CERN's AEgIS collaboration have engineered a groundbreaking imaging system by adapting the image sensors found in mobile phone cameras. The innovation aims to provide unprecedented spatial resolution in tracking the annihilation of antihydrogen particles, a vital step toward precisely measuring how antimatter responds to Earth's gravity