# Scientists Say They Have Created the First Electromagnetic Vortex Cannon

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**Created:** [September 21, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-say-they-have-created-the-first-electromagnetic-vortex-cannon/1007542 "2024-09-21T04:26:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-say-they-have-created-the-first-electromagnetic-vortex-cannon/1007542/1 "2024-09-21T04:26:22Z")

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Story here:

> **[Scientists Say They Have Created the First Electromagnetic Vortex Cannon](https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a62263447/first-electromagnetic-vortex-cannon/?utm_source=DamnInteresting)**
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> Next step: figure out what to do with it.

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> Next step: figure out what to do with it.

Paging Dr Doom…

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-say-they-have-created-the-first-electromagnetic-vortex-cannon/1007542/2 "2024-09-21T15:45:38Z")

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This might be the legit breakthrough that launches a thousand hoaxes & scams.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-say-they-have-created-the-first-electromagnetic-vortex-cannon/1007542/3 "2024-09-21T16:49:10Z")

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Can anyone tell how this is different from a circularly-polarized electromagnetic wave? That story is completely devoid of any actual, you know, information.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-say-they-have-created-the-first-electromagnetic-vortex-cannon/1007542/4 "2024-09-21T17:46:24Z")

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More details in [Applied Physics Review](https://pubs.aip.org/aip/apr/article-abstract/11/3/031411/3306444/Observation-of-resilient-propagation-and-free?redirectedFrom=fulltext).