December 17, 2015 at 03:17American physicist proposes technology to create a lightsaber from Star Wars
While Oculus Rift and STEM make lightsabers a virtual reality, Don Lincoln, a senior fellow at the Enrico Fermi National Laboratory, has studied the likelihood of creating a real blade from the movie Star Wars. He analyzed the episodes of the film and suggested what technologies in theory can be used to create a lightsaber.
A lightsaber is a fantastic weapon, which is a hilt that generates a powerful energy blade, enclosed in a peripheral arc. This weapon was used by the Jedi and Sith in films and animated films based on the Star Wars universe created by George Lucas.
The sword hilt in films is up to 25 centimeters. The length of the blade is 120 centimeters. It is impossible to use a laser to create such a sword: the beam cannot be shortened to a certain length, and it will not be visible in the atmosphere.
According to scientist Don Lincoln, theoretically, a blade can be made from plasma, but the problem arises of holding plasma in a constant form. Powerful magnetic fields are capable of this, but they cannot be met with obstacles - that is, it will be impossible to use swords for battle. A ceramic core that can withstand high temperatures will help - but then the sword cannot be removed in a short hilt.
Sectional “original” lightsaber
As with mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, the lightsaber will have a problem with a compact power source. In the episode Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, the hero cuts a hatch with a sword. Don Lincoln calculated that, given the time and thickness of the steel hatch, the sword would need approximately 20 MW of energy - as much as 14,000 American households consume.
According to Don Lincoln, for a lightsaber at the moment, the technology for producing plasma and containing it with magnetic fields would be most suitable. In this case, the engineers will face a number of difficulties that must be overcome, including energy consumption and the possibility of real battles with clashes of lightsabers.
The theme of creating a lightsaber has been raised for several decades. The fact that he needed not a ray of light, but a plasma arc, in 2014 was written on Geektimes . The arc must be pulled out, “holding” its middle, about a meter. This technology is used in metal cutting machines - the plasma temperature in them is up to 40,000 degrees. But this arc is small in size. The author of the article wrote that such an arc can be stretched to 15 centimeters, but not up to a meter. Another option is to create a sword, similar to a bow, where the strings of carbon nanotubes will be stretched, the cutting ability of which will be given using a pulsating electromagnetic field or plasma.
While you can use your own smartphone to play based on the "Star Wars" from Googleto wave a sword in virtual reality.
A lightsaber is a fantastic weapon, which is a hilt that generates a powerful energy blade, enclosed in a peripheral arc. This weapon was used by the Jedi and Sith in films and animated films based on the Star Wars universe created by George Lucas.
The sword hilt in films is up to 25 centimeters. The length of the blade is 120 centimeters. It is impossible to use a laser to create such a sword: the beam cannot be shortened to a certain length, and it will not be visible in the atmosphere.
According to scientist Don Lincoln, theoretically, a blade can be made from plasma, but the problem arises of holding plasma in a constant form. Powerful magnetic fields are capable of this, but they cannot be met with obstacles - that is, it will be impossible to use swords for battle. A ceramic core that can withstand high temperatures will help - but then the sword cannot be removed in a short hilt.
Sectional “original” lightsaber
As with mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, the lightsaber will have a problem with a compact power source. In the episode Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, the hero cuts a hatch with a sword. Don Lincoln calculated that, given the time and thickness of the steel hatch, the sword would need approximately 20 MW of energy - as much as 14,000 American households consume.
According to Don Lincoln, for a lightsaber at the moment, the technology for producing plasma and containing it with magnetic fields would be most suitable. In this case, the engineers will face a number of difficulties that must be overcome, including energy consumption and the possibility of real battles with clashes of lightsabers.
The theme of creating a lightsaber has been raised for several decades. The fact that he needed not a ray of light, but a plasma arc, in 2014 was written on Geektimes . The arc must be pulled out, “holding” its middle, about a meter. This technology is used in metal cutting machines - the plasma temperature in them is up to 40,000 degrees. But this arc is small in size. The author of the article wrote that such an arc can be stretched to 15 centimeters, but not up to a meter. Another option is to create a sword, similar to a bow, where the strings of carbon nanotubes will be stretched, the cutting ability of which will be given using a pulsating electromagnetic field or plasma.
While you can use your own smartphone to play based on the "Star Wars" from Googleto wave a sword in virtual reality.