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Panich52

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Fri Sep 4, 2015, 09:55 AM Sep 2015

Magnetic 'wormhole' connecting two regions of space created for the first time

Magnetic 'wormhole' connecting two regions of space created for the first time

"Wormholes" are cosmic tunnels that can connect two distant regions of the universe, and have been popularized by the dissemination of theoretical physics and by works of science fiction like Stargate, Star Trek or, more recently, Interstellar. Using present-day technology it would be impossible to create a gravitational wormhole, as the field would have to be manipulated with huge amounts of gravitational energy, which no one yet knows how to generate. In electromagnetism, however, advances in metamaterials and invisibility have allowed researchers to put forward several designs to achieve this.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150903081506.htm

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Magnetic 'wormhole' connecting two regions of space created for the first time (Original Post) Panich52 Sep 2015 OP
Three posts on this already. nt eppur_se_muova Sep 2015 #1
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