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In the world of "Star Trek," the starship Enterprise zips through space using a warp drive that harnesses antimatter. But scientists are making important strides toward better understanding antimatter. Researchers said on Wednesday they have demonstrated for the first time that antimatter responds to gravity the same way matter does - by falling, as one might expect - in an experiment that once again buttressed physicist Albert Einstein's bedrock theory of general relativity.
In the world of Star Trek, the starship Enterprise zips through space using a warp drive that harnesses antimatter. Suffice it to say, such technology remains in the realm of science fiction. But scientists are making important strides toward better understanding antimatter. Researchers said on Wednesday (