By <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/author/clara-moskowitz">Clara Moskowitz</a> -<br><br>Since the 1930s scientists have been searching for particles that are simultaneously matter and <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-antimatter-2002-01-24/">antimatter</a>. Now physicists have found strong evidence for one such entity inside a <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/iron-exposed-as-high-temp-superconductor/">superconducting material</a>. The discovery could represent the first so-called Majorana particle, and may help researchers encode information for quantum computers.<br><br><a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/majorana-particle-matter-and-antimatter/">READ MORE ON SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN</a>
