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Title: Artificial black hole created in lab; UK gone from the planet.
Post by: MyndFyre on February 14, 2008, 02:17:40 PM

Kidding about the UK. :D

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-02/ns-llc021308.php

"It should also be possible to use the artificial event horizon to help test whether anything can escape from a black hole. In the 1970s, Stephen Hawking predicted that hot black holes could radiate particles, dubbed Hawking radiation, but it's tough to check this using telescopes, because they'd be swamped by noise. The team calculates that their laser black hole shares this property, and that it will "radiate" photons if it heats up to about 1000 degrees centigrade."

Cool stuff!

Title: Re: Artificial black hole created in lab; UK gone from the planet.
Post by: iago on February 14, 2008, 02:44:20 PM

Nice... they should try using that technology to create a Hawking Hole (formerly known as a Fry Hole)!

Title: Re: Artificial black hole created in lab; UK gone from the planet.
Post by: rabbit on February 14, 2008, 06:25:29 PM

Stargate, here we come.

Title: Re: Artificial black hole created in lab; UK gone from the planet.
Post by: Camel on February 14, 2008, 06:52:38 PM

Quote from: rabbit on February 14, 2008, 06:25:29 PM
Stargate, here we come.

That would indeed be sick.

Title: Scientists Make Black Hole in Fiber Optic Cable: World Doesn't End
Post by: Blaze on March 11, 2008, 04:58:24 PM

http://gizmodo.com/365780/scientists-make-black-hole-in-fiber-optic-cable-world-doesnt-end

And we're all glad at how much the world didn't end. :)

Edit: I just noticed it says "Scientists Make Black Ho" from the front page. lol

Title: Re: Scientists Make Black Hole in Fiber Optic Cable: World Doesn't End
Post by: Sidoh on March 11, 2008, 05:13:11 PM

http://www.x86labs.org/forum/index.php/topic,11299.msg143734.html#msg143734 :)

I like gizmodo's version more than slashdot's, though.

Title: Re: Scientists Make Black Hole in Fiber Optic Cable: World Doesn't End
Post by: iago on March 11, 2008, 06:41:28 PM

Maybe somebody will laugh at my joke about calling it a "Hawking Hole" here? Anybody? Previously a "Fry Hole"?

Title: Re: Scientists Make Black Hole in Fiber Optic Cable: World Doesn't End
Post by: MyndFyre on March 11, 2008, 07:26:42 PM

Quote from: iago on March 11, 2008, 06:41:28 PM
Maybe somebody will laugh at my joke about calling it a "Hawking Hole" here? Anybody? Previously a "Fry Hole"?

Nothx.

Title: Re: Scientists Make Black Hole in Fiber Optic Cable: World Doesn't End
Post by: iago on March 11, 2008, 07:55:59 PM

Quote from: MyndFyre on March 11, 2008, 07:26:42 PM
Quote from: iago on March 11, 2008, 06:41:28 PM
Maybe somebody will laugh at my joke about calling it a "Hawking Hole" here? Anybody? Previously a "Fry Hole"?

Nothx.

Title: Re: Scientists Make Black Hole in Fiber Optic Cable: World Doesn't End
Post by: Blaze on March 12, 2008, 01:18:36 AM

I laughed at your joke, iago. Don't worry. :)

Oh, and merged. I read the original topic, but not the original link in the topic. Ooops?

Clan x86

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