gravitational lensing would do it

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Daniel — 11/21/2005 4:16:28 PM (archived)

.. they'd follow the curved-space pathways like any other particle.

Also, work has been done with certain photonic crystals which can refract and so control the path of gamma beams. If you Google you'll find something, though mainly technical pdf papers ..

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Fusion by 2048 - Adam - 11/19/2005 12:10:06 PM
- I was kindof disturbed by the disposal of 30,000 tonnes of activated reactor structure after decommissioning - SDF - 11/19/2005 1:25:48 PM
  - Millions of tonnes of fission waste??? - Adam - 11/19/2005 11:34:42 PM
    - Actually hundreds of millions of tonnes of fission waste - SDF - 11/20/2005 3:58:14 PM
      - Waste from uranium mining is less radioactive than it was when it was in the ground. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/21/2005 5:59:30 PM
        
        Waste from uranium mining gives off radon gas which is hazardous if it builds up in confined spaces (n/t) - SDF - 11/22/2005 3:48:16 PM
        
        gee... radon gets released naturally too (n/t) - Adam - 11/23/2005 11:15:59 AM
        
        True, but since we know where the uranium tail millings are, we are inclined not to build there, whereas landfills are often covered over and built on (n/t) - SDF - 11/23/2005 2:38:46 PM
      - Actually hundreds of millions of tonnes of *radio* waste - Adam - 11/20/2005 11:28:55 PM
        
        A question 'out of the blue' for anyone capable of answering - SDF - 11/21/2005 1:44:50 PM
        
        Low angle of incidence lenses - Adam - 11/21/2005 8:53:15 PM
        
        What about Compton effect, inelastic scattering, crystal diffraction? Can any of these be controlled to achieve a desired 'bending' of a beam? (n/t) - SDF - 11/22/2005 2:19:18 PM
        
        I think I might be in favor of crystal diffraction - SDF - 11/22/2005 2:24:33 PM
        
        Yep. X-Ray diffraction, Neat-oh. - SDF - 11/22/2005 2:45:03 PM
        
        gravitational lensing would do it - Daniel - 11/21/2005 4:16:28 PM

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