Molecules Have Been Built Using a Laser Beam for the First Time

Jul 9, 2015

Molecules Have Been Built Using a Laser Beam for the First Time

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: chemistry, futurism

It’s official: Star Trek-style replicators are on the way. Well, sort of. Assembly lines for specific molecules could be a thing of the future, thanks to a recent breakthrough in atomic bonding published in the journal Physical Review Letters. A team of scientists has found a way of using laser beams to control the path of chemical processes, possibly ushering in a new age of photochemistry.