Term
Antimatter
Matter made of antiparticles, the “mirror” twins of ordinary particles. When it meets ordinary matter, it turns entirely into energy, but it can only be produced in tiny amounts.
The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth, Michio Kaku
Explained in
- The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth, Michio Kaku
- Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Neil deGrasse Tyson
Twins of ordinary particles: the same mass, but the opposite charge and some other opposite properties. When one meets an ordinary particle, both turn into energy.