Speaking at the time, Applied Physics CEO Gianni Martire said: “Physicists can now generate and refine an array of warp drive designs with just a few clicks, allowing us to advance science at warp speed.
Last year Applied Physics, a group of international scientists and engineers, announced the launch of Warp Factory - a resource allowing researchers to create theoretical models of warp drive technology.
Stretching spacetime would, at least theoretically, mean time would pass at different rates for people inside the bubble than it would for those outside it.
There is no known way around this if the warp bubble theory is to work, so future Starfleet captains would have to prepare to say goodbye to the world they knew when setting off for the stars - presumably for good.
Captain Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise have been zipping around space on our TVs for almost 60 years - and now the world's leading scientists are working to turn science fiction into science fact.
