Scientists have made the first experimental observation of matter wave diffraction in a short-lived electron-positron atom.

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Alfvén accelerator: artist’s illustration of how Alfvén waves in Earth’s magnetic field can accelerate the electrons responsible for intense auroras. (Courtesy: Austin Montelius/University of Iowa) ...