WASHINGTON: Imagine the opportunities that could emerge from refuting the basic law of physics – that at least some energy is lost in every energy conversion.
That is exactly what researchers at the ANU, in collaboration with physicists from Singapore and Germany, claim to have done.
Lead researcher Dr Andrey Miroshnichenko has been developing the project for five years and says it could “revolutionise how we use energy”. This includes improved renewables, safer chemotherapy, clearer-X-ray imaging, extended battery life and faster technology… But its applications could reach far beyond our daily lives, up to the mysterious black matter of the universe.
What genius breakthrough could possibly do all of the above?
The structure is simple; it’s a thin, tiny disk. What’s held inside is the key.
“The idea is that light is trapped inside and doesn’t escape,” Dr Miroshnichenko explained.
“At first sight, it contradicts classical physics, because as it was known, everything scatters. All accelerated electrons, they always radiate.”
Dr Miroshnichenko and his colleagues have found a way to prevent this scattering, also called “leaking”, similar to throwing a pebble in a pond without it splashing. This “radiation-less energy” could provide further insight into the stability of atoms, why orbiting electrons do not radiate, and how all matter is held together.
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