Matter will be created from light within a year, claim scientists

In a neat demonstration of E=mc2, physicists believe they can create electrons and positrons from colliding photons

The original idea was written down by two US physicists, Gregory Breit and John Wheeler, in 1934.

Matter will be created from light within a year, claim scientists

In a neat demonstration of E=mc2, physicists believe they can create electrons and positrons from colliding photons

The original idea was written down by two US physicists, Gregory Breit and John Wheeler, in 1934.

Wow! Thanks WinterKnight :) Gosh there are some clever people out there :)

Some background:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_creation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-photon_physics

Some background:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_creation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-photon_physics

Thanks Yo! :)

It would take the amount of energy used in the US of A over the past 15 years to produce 100 pounds of matter. I don't see this becoming commercially viable for a few more years.

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The scientists are not on the verge of a machine that can create everyday objects from a sudden blast of laser energy.

So no Start Trek replicators just yet then ....

Beem me down a beer Chris. :)) We are a long way from that yet if at all.

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