Scientists Confirm the Incredible Existence of Time Reflections

• For more than 50 years, scientists theorized that an electromagnetic wave could be reflected temporally—not just spatially.
• Scientists have been unable to confirm the existence of time reflection due to the amount of energy required to create a temporal interface.
• Using an engineered metamaterial scientists in New York City were able to successfully observe time reflections for the first time.

The explanation of spatial reflections—whether by light or by sound—are pretty intuitive. Electromagnetic radiation in the form of light or sound waves hit a mirror or wall, respectively, and change course. This allows our eyes to see a reflection or echo of the original input. However, for more than 50 years, scientists have theorized that there’s another kind of reflection in quantum mechanics known as time reflection.
This term might conjure up images of a nuclear-powered DeLorean or a particular police box (that’s bigger on the inside), but that’s not quite what scientists mean by the term. Instead, time reflections occur when the entire medium in which an electromagnetic wave travels suddenly changes course. This causes a portion of that wave to reverse and its frequency transforms into another one.
Scientists Confirm the Incredible Existence of Time Reflections