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Warp bubbles without exotic matter put engineering back in the story

Research on warp drive has moved from a discussion of impossible ingredients to a problem of measurable geometry. A new theoretical approach by researchers affiliated with the University of Alabama in ...
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Real warp drives could exist in the next 100 years, researchers say

The idea of warp drive—the ability to travel faster than the speed of light—has fascinated humanity for decades. It began as a fictional concept in Star Trek and Star Wars, fueling imaginations and ...
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To Escape Extinction, We Need to Achieve Warp Speed. New Scientific Breakthroughs Suggest It’s Possible.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On one particular Friday night in 1992, Miguel Alcubierre couldn’t stop thinking about Star Trek. For ...
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NASA Actually Working on Faster-than-Light Warp Drive

You know that scene in the film Contact where the “Machine” is spooling up, its three spinning rings kicking out crazy light and an electromagnetic field powerful enough to pitch nearby Navy ...