LIGHTSABERS
a step closer to reality...
by Sean McKenna
lightsaber
blade
handle
lightsaber
sparring
sparring
sparring
lightsaber FX
blade
sound
particles
light
light
electromagnetic radiation
polarization
experiment
center for ultracold atoms
light matter!
rubidium atoms, near absolute zero
experiment
experiment
summary
“... special medium in which photons can interact strongly enough that they attract one another as if they have mass”
geek.com
“photons slowed down enough to bump into each other and bond into molecules”
cnn.com
summary
subatomic matter (teeny tiny)
future applied technologies
e.g. quantum computers
“not an in-apt analogy to compare this to lightsabers… the physics of what’s happening in these molecules is similar to what we see in the movies”
geek.com
THANK YOU
may the force be with you…
by Sean McKenna