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Distorted crystals use 'pseudogravity' to bend light like black holes do (www.livescience.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

What's the actual connection to gravity? Lots of things bend light, such as differences in the density of the medium. If I recall correctly, this one uses lots of little pockets of different density to bend the light? But I could be misremembering.