
Originally Posted by
21st Centurion
This is my first post, and even though I like science, I'm not a professional scientist or engineer. Sorry if this is in the wrong section or something
I have been thinking for a while, if particle accelerators can accelerate particles with electromagnetic fields, can electromagnetic fields be used to manipulate particles in other circumstances? If so, atoms and therefor matter could be manipulated by controlling the particles that compose it. Matter could be moved, disassembled down to quark gluon plasma, or even rearranged atomically to create any other substance. Along with these applications, particles like photons and theoretical gravitons could be manipulated to control their respective forces (light, gravity).
This is so simple, I'm surprised no one has looked into it. If someone has and I'm unaware that this is all rhetorical, let me know. also tell me what you think, problems with the idea, or solutions to those problems.