One membrane – two mysteries of the Universe ⚡ экспресс
Original: "Optomechanical platform for high-frequency gravitational wave and vector dark matter detection"
A stretched membrane-diaphragm catches gravitational waves and senses dark matter.
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A tiny membrane stretched between mirrors catches the ripples of space — gravitational waves. And if two different materials are placed nearby, it will also sense invisible dark matter. One device instead of two.
🎯 The detector is so sensitive it would catch a displacement of the membrane by a billionth of an atom — such ripples are born from the merger of black holes in a distant galaxy.
🎬 In the movie Interstellar, spacetime curvature allowed the heroes to travel through time. The new detector searches for the same oscillations, only on a stellar scale and incredibly quiet.