Delta4Embassy
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"...instead of figuring out how to actually curve space-time, a German researcher named Nikodem Szpak may have found a loophole that lets us study the effects of curved space-time without having to actually curve it."
Scientists can now simulate curved space-time in a lab ExtremeTech
Only way to ever make space exploration possible (as in to other stars) is to give the finger to Einstein's absolute speed limit of light-speed. Through normal space-time this is of course impossible. But 'warping' space-time itself has no speed limit (indeed, the reality of this being possible is illustrated by Inflation theory in the very early universe, where the universe expanding many thousands of time faster than the speed of light by way of warping itself.) So if we can figure out how to do that mechanically, we can start being a space faring civilization.
Sooner than that though will be a wonderful new concept in communications: instant communications. Radio beams travel at light-speed. That's fine for here on Earth, but as we go out into space it'll be impractically slow. Could discover alien soscieties all day long, but if it takes dozens or hundred of years for round-trip communications, so what? If we can use warp-speed communication, that'd be nice.
Scientists can now simulate curved space-time in a lab ExtremeTech
Only way to ever make space exploration possible (as in to other stars) is to give the finger to Einstein's absolute speed limit of light-speed. Through normal space-time this is of course impossible. But 'warping' space-time itself has no speed limit (indeed, the reality of this being possible is illustrated by Inflation theory in the very early universe, where the universe expanding many thousands of time faster than the speed of light by way of warping itself.) So if we can figure out how to do that mechanically, we can start being a space faring civilization.
Sooner than that though will be a wonderful new concept in communications: instant communications. Radio beams travel at light-speed. That's fine for here on Earth, but as we go out into space it'll be impractically slow. Could discover alien soscieties all day long, but if it takes dozens or hundred of years for round-trip communications, so what? If we can use warp-speed communication, that'd be nice.