'Sonic Boom' Of Light Captured For The First Time Ever
Scientists used a camera that can capture 100 BILLION frames per second in a single exposure to capture a "sonic boom" of light! Was Einstein Wrong About The Speed Of Light? - https://youtu.be/k...
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Hey everyone, Trace here for a DNews short. For the first time ever, scientists have captured the “sonic boom” - for light. Normally sonic booms are created when an object moves faster than the speed of sound. But you shouldn’t be able to create a ‘sonic boom’ for light when nothing can travel faster than light. Unless, of course, you are a bit more specific. Nothing can move faster than the speed of light - in a vacuum. You can, however, slow down the speed of a beam of light by shining it through a medium like water or glass. By leveraging this quality, you can make some light travel faster than other light! Scientists accomplished just that in this experiment by sandwiching a tunnel filled with dry ice fog between two plates made of a mix...
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Hey everyone, Trace here for a DNews short. For the first time ever, scientists have captured the “sonic boom” - for light. Normally sonic booms are created when an object moves faster than the speed of sound. But you shouldn’t be able to create a ‘sonic boom’ for light when nothing can travel faster than light. Unless, of course, you are a bit more specific. Nothing can move faster than the speed of light - in a vacuum. You can, however, slow down the speed of a beam of light by shining it through a medium like water or glass. By leveraging this quality, you can make some light travel faster than other light! Scientists accomplished just that in this experiment by sandwiching a tunnel filled with dry ice fog between two plates made of a mix...
