The new Star Trek movie is fueling a science fiction discussion about what technologies could eventually become science fact. The ability to travel at warp speed–the speed of light is at the root of this discussion. Is it possible and if so when?
Well, yes and no. Some scientists believe that the science involved does not violate the laws of physics but there still is a long way to go before intergalactic travel becomes a reality.
Two scientists at Washington State University–dubbed the positron pair–are working to contain antimatter so they can control the immense energy created when electrons and the their antimatter counterparts positrons cancel each other out in the process of annihilation.
That sounds like science fiction but that science fact is already improving medical devices, computers and may power space ships to send to the center of the Milky Way…someday.
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Thank you for covering the work of WSU positron researchers at Real Science. If your readers are interested, they can see a short video of Drs. Kelvin Lynn and Marc Weber commenting on their research at the Web site linked above.