Researchers Sawsan Ammar Omira and Abdel Hamid Mourad from the United Arab Emirates University argue that antimatter holds promise as the ultimate energy source for deep space propulsion.

And globally, while a number of governments and institutions have invested money in antimatter and space-travel research, the duo says that more money would increase the speed of this research.

Coherent gamma rays could enable the creation of antimatter, offering a revolutionary energy source for deep-space travel and nuclear research. Building on Eugen Sänger’s ideas, scientists are ...