Physicists show ‘molecules’ made of light may be possible

It’s not lightsaber time… at least not yet. But a team including theoretical physicists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has taken another step toward building objects out of photons, and the findings* hint that weightless particles of light can be joined into a sort of “molecule” with its own peculiar force.

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September 10, 2015 | Categories: Non-classical physics: Quantum Mechanics, Technology | Tags: computer science, optics, particle physics, peer reviewed, physics, science, telecommunications | Leave a comment