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E=mc2 becomes m=E/c2.
Theoretically, it should be possible to turn light into matter. In practice, well - "easier said than done" is an understatement.
https://www.nature.com/articles/nphoton.2014.95
AdolfEngels
They have already done experiments with lightning and created small amounts of matter
BohemianRhapDaddy
When's it scheduled for?
scottgarland12
Does anything really matter?
shakyepileptic
I want to see a real holodeck in my lifetime.
C141Clay
https://imgur.com/UdFinjE
BearDadMan
So, is this basically like replicators in Star Trek?
CavendishBandana
Haven't they seen Charlie and the Chocolate factory?! Like nine atomic bombs!!
TheyCallMeMrPigeonCuzImJustSoCoo
What is the matter?
BigRedMonkeyButts
First real step towards a transporter?
NeverShaveYourDuck
Article talks about gamma rays. Do you want a Hulk? Because that's how you get a Hulk.
AnOldJudge
Isn't that what photosynthesis does?
Thesavagehamster
No; photosynthesis harnesses solar energy to transmute carbohydrates from gaseous CO2
AnOldJudge
Sadly, I have to take your word for this. But I am grateful anyway.
FishDimension
Basically, photosynthesis doesn't create matter, it uses the sun's energy to rearrange existing matter into a more useful configuration.
Igotproblemsinmyhead
Fallentanith
Soon "Earl Gray, Hot"
flyashy
If they can do it with UV light then they can say Black Light Matters.
Excludos
This isn't going to matter
EggsMayhem
Under appreciated comment... +1
magicaldaddy
WE CAN HAVE REPLICATORS
Oprean
OP must be surprised about how particle accelerators work.
SterlingDangerZoneArcher
Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell
cre8majic
a deaf friend asked me one if it made a noise when the sun hit something, like coming through a window and shining on a table
LordTurtle
Now make me some food from light so I can have a Light Meal.
RespiratoryRandy
Lightsabers and holodecks in the same universe? What a time to be alive.
Randomice
Consider this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kugelblitz_(astrophysics)
smarthedragon
Earl grey tea, hot
Larkins
yeah that's cool and all, But can they see why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
Yeah, it's the sugar, carbs, and cinnamon.
EggsMayhem
If my calculations are correct, and they never are, they can make Cinnamon Toast Crunch out of light. Then, yes, you will see the flavor.
Cthulhuonabike
Spoken like a true physicist
Larkins
Well, I can't argue with that!
RealScienceMan
As a physicist, I think it's fucktons of sugar
slappyJo
I'm pleased you were able to quantify that for me!
RealScienceMan
Just doing my job.
AnonOmis1000
Isn't light a particle, and thus already matter?
nicouh
that depends on how you define matter, but it is usually assumed to stuff with mass>0. but energy is a more important quantity than mass
7grims
unsure if its a particle or whatever, but i remember they dont have mass, thus not considered matter. we should both google it :P
ThisNosoi
Nah. Light is made up of photons, but it's a form of energy. To be matter, it has to occupy space and light doesn't...therefore not matter.
NoLongerFoamingWolffo
YOU DON'T MATTER! *runs off crying out the window*
lasermanso
Symmetra mains rejoice !
LightningFIshLivesInTheDeep
beat me to it.
JustARegularOldPotato
Everything in perfect harmony
xt1031
Do you want holodeck malfunctions? Cuz that's how you get holodeck malfunctions.
Ryanator50
I... sorta yeah. I'd love to create fanfic copies of my coworkers and then fuck them.
ILogInToUpvote
Actually yeah, I do want holodeck malfunctions. That would mean we have holodecks to malfunction.
ZuIthar
Which means holodecks to get virtually laid on.
Kvothefefe
TheShadowsLengthen
Damn. An actual, honest to goodness, not exagerated, no clickbait science post on the front page of Imgur ? Is this the end times ?
sunyudai
... it's out of date. That's a 4 year old article.
TheShadowsLengthen
Another sourcce was added later; and it's up to date. :D
ElBakko
Calling it" attempting the impossible" is definitively clickbait. creating electron/positron pairs from light is actually "every day life"
ElBakko
in high energy phyiscs. However usually that only happend in the proximity of other matter (like nuclei). Here they attempt it in vaccuum
ElBakko
from just photon/photon scattering - which hasnt be observed yet, but in theory shouldnt be an issue. just hard to meassure it
TheShadowsLengthen
Eh, it's rather light in terms of clickbait from my experience. It's "everyday life" but it still need to be verified like everything else.
KyrieLancaster
I feel like I should mention Einstein's full equation which helps explain how Photon's don't have mass. As it stands with just E²=(mc²) 1/?
KyrieLancaster
A photon has mass by these rules. Energy² = Mass * (Speed of light in a vacuum)² reversing it like M=E/C² inherently gives photons mass |2/?
KyrieLancaster
As photons don't have mass we \should\ use Einstein's full equation E²=(mc²)²+(pc)² (Whereas P is momentum) (Alternatively we use "E=(pc)")
KyrieLancaster
So photons don't randomly have mass * just to shed a little light ( ;D ) on a (depressively) common misconception.
PotatoPotates
NEEEERD! jk thanks for great clarification
WhatsUnderMyKilt
Oh yes, let's go ahead and destabilize the higgs field and force it into a lower energy state, that won't cause vacuum decay or anything.
hungitalianohwaitthisisntgrindr
trying to sound smart gets you points on the internet. enjoying those youtube videos on quantum mechanics?
WhatsUnderMyKilt
yes. I thought it would be a joke that someone smirks and rolls their eyes at, I didn't think it would start a discussion like this.
TreesAndShit
NorthernHalibut
This sounds like a syfy original. The snarky scientist tries to warn everyone but too late man, too late!
kornholio135
Game over man!
LHC20
The sharktopus already attacked...
ForgotMyOtherAcct
On the plus side, if that theory ended up being true, we'd never even have time to know it
Hatchitt
BigDaddysMeatWagon
You'll get to say you told us so right before who's ripped apart at the speed of light.
PriestOfLordVote
You are effectively repeating the same "YOULL MAKE A BLACK HOLE NOOOOO" people back when the LHC was built.
FlexKavana
And what happened? They created a black Hole or Not?
WhatsUnderMyKilt
yes. When I posted this I thought people would see the joke, I didn't think ppl would start discussing vacuum decay
pjruss
Shit. So I'm going to need to buy a new vacuum?
DiceyBusiness
No, vacuum decay will destroy a lot of everything in existence.
SV97
Wasn't Vacuum decay that thing that simply goes "nope, no nothing for no one; all is gone now."?
pleaseconsiderthatImightbejoking
Worse it's the thing where our the basic physical laws as we understand them no longer apply and are replaced with totally new ones.
Hatchitt
So you're saying cops won't care if I speed and junk food will be the easiest way to lose weight. It's a chance I'm willing to take
RopeJokesAreKnotFunny
Yeah but wouldn’t that mean you could do some cool shit with new physics?
Thepizzaeater1000
No. You'll be dead.
pleaseconsiderthatImightbejoking
the laws that no longer apply are the laws that keep atoms behaving the way they do, and you're a load of atoms behaving a particular way.
RopeJokesAreKnotFunny
Oh