Manufactured Black Hole ... Sort Of
Sunday March 9, 2008
Okay, so it's not a real black hole, but rather the "analogue" of a black hole. But it's impressive nonetheless, as it's manufactured using nothing but light.
What this research, carried out by Ulf Leonhardt and his team at St. Andrews University, actually did was used fiber optical beams to affect other light, simulating the bending and warping effects that one would observe at the event horizon of a black hole without the actual gravity-distortion effects that would cause the black hole to become potentially dangerous.
Related Stories:
- About Physics - What Is a Black Hole?
- Science - Fiber-Optical Analog of the Event Horizon abstract
- Nature - 'Black hole' made from light
- IEEE Spectrum Online - Physicists Make Artificial Black Hole Using Optical Fiber
- Physicsworld.com - Artificial black hole created in lab
- FOXNews.com - Scientists Create Artificial Black Hole in Lab
- Wired Science - Scientists Make Fake Black Hole in a Phone Line
- St. Andrews University - Dr. Ulf Leonhardt website
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