Can We Bend Space-Time? Discover the Latest Experiment Findings

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The discussion centers on a recent experiment involving super-cold rings that, when rotated, appear to affect the behavior of still gyroscopes placed above them. Researchers have suggested that these ultra-cold rings may be dragging space-time, leading to the gyroscopes detecting a rotation effect. The findings are documented in a study published in the Journal of Physics, which claims to provide evidence for signatures of moving space-time. The experiment raises intriguing questions about the nature of gravity and its relationship with space-time.

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I've looked (googled) but can't find any info on this experiment other than the apparent AP news release that is duplicated on several websites. If this is a real experiment in a lab somewhere, anyone know where to find info on it? I realize this story is just barely accurate fodder for the masses but is there a real experiment where a still gyroscope is levitated by spinning rings under it? seems improbable to me.

this post may belong in a different forum. Sorry if that's the case. Move it if necessary.



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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,519130,00.html

Already, some studies have claimed to find possible signatures of moving space-time.

For example, scientists rotated super-cold rings in a lab. They found that still gyroscopes placed above the rings seem to think they themselves are rotating simply because of the presence of the spinning rings beneath.

The researchers postulated that the ultra-cold rings were somehow dragging space-time, and the gyroscope was detecting the effect.
 
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Space news on Phys.org
http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/1742-6596/150/3/032101/jpconf9_150_032101.pdf?request-id=44884fcf-0459-4120-9744-04f622ec7412

I think this is what they were talking about
 
Gravity is one process. I'm not aware of any other.
 

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