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One of the most significant barriers keeping humanity from the stars is the speed limit of the Universe.
There are, however, theoretical workarounds and loopholes, which have to do with the fact that the very fabric of space-time itself can warp and bend. There's the notion of, a hypothetical engine that can create warps in space-time that circumvent the speed limit.
The think tank's latest work focuses on a similar solution, theorizing a warp drive that can manipulate space-time to behave as though reacting gravitationally to normal matter., a"modified shift vector on its interior". The resulting warp 'bubble', pictured below, would send a spacecraft through space at speeds lower than that of light, but it could, the researchers say, work without needing exotic energy sources.
"This exciting new result offers an important first step toward understanding what makes physical warp solutions."
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