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Physicists Make a Mobius Strip From Beams of Light

Posted by Soulskill on from the not-quite-as-sturdy-as-the-paper-ones dept.

rossgneumann writes: A group of physicists has successfully manipulated beams of laser light into an optical mobius strip (abstract). The shape, a classic mindbender all but nonexistent in nature, has never before been seen in such an immaterial form.

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  1. Re:"mobius"? by TeknoHog · · Score: 3, Informative

    Also, if you're going to spell it properly, it's "Möbius". I guess "Moebius" would be an acceptable transliteration if you don't have umlauts.

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  2. Re:Stupid question from an ignoramus by ihtoit · · Score: 4, Informative

    you use a laser and a crystal with a polar void along the wave axis. Such setups have been in use since the 1970s in things like micromanipulators, planet detectors (yes, planet detectors), and most recently quantum bits.

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