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

    To get to the same side.

    Bazinga!

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  2. "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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  3. 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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    Political debates have me rolling my eyes so much I think I got optical whiplash. I should sue. - Foamy The Squirrel