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It's probably possible to create a "matter hologram": we already know we can put molecules as large as C60 in quantum superposition. If we could create a cohere
by vbuwivbiu 9y ago
It's probably possible to create a "matter hologram": we already know we can put molecules as large as C60 in quantum superposition. If we could create a coherent source of such molecules and pass them through a beamsplitter and suitable modulator (to shift their phase), combining the two beams, we could create an interference pattern in free space which would reify the object, like the replicator in star-trek.
- gh02t 9y agoThe nicest thing about our mythical hologram printer is that supports would be unnecessary for stuff like overhangs and you could maybe even print complex internal structure, depending on just how capable your 3D hologram was. One can dream...
- vbuwivbiu 9y agoI think we should rename our mythical printer from "hologram" (which implies replay) to "quantum interference printer"
- scoot 9y agoAre you serious, or was that just a quip?
- vbuwivbiu 9y agototal sci-fi
- simcop2387 9y agoPun intended? QuIP would be as nice name.