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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:"dualing"? by Livius · · Score: 2

    Or duelling.

  2. Why did the photon cross the mobius strip? by ihtoit · · Score: 5, Funny

    To get to the same side.

    Bazinga!

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  3. "mobius"? by 50000BTU_barbecue · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Since when did we stop using the capital M on a proper name? Do we talk about Maxwell's equations or maxwell's? Is it einstein's theory, or Einstein's?

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    1. Re:"mobius"? by JustOK · · Score: 3, Funny

      capital letters take more bandwidth

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    2. 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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  4. Ants? by antdude · · Score: 2

    Cool! Please add ants too! ;)

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  5. Summary is not complete. by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am 100% sure the summary paints an one-sided picture of the situation. I am sure there is another side to the story and we need balanced reporting from both sides.

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  6. 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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