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pyrrhios t1_j4xh94r wrote

"observed negative energy" is actually a huge deal. AFAIK, it was previously effectively imaginary, since it requires temperatures below 0K. As mentioned elsewhere, it's the required piece for FTL.

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guymine123 t1_j4ywea2 wrote

Not necessarily, the most up to date theory for a functional warp drive that doesn't use negative energy requires the mass-energy of the voyager 1 space probe to achieve FTL travel.

So just like in star trek, we're going to need a shit ton of antimatter to go warp speed.

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