Imagine a gamma ray laser so precise that it can destroy cancer cells without harming the surrounding healthy tissue. Or a device compacts enough to fit on a chip, yet powerful enough to explore the fundamental nature of the universe—including theories like Stephen Hawking’s concept of the multiverse.

Thanks to a breakthrough by Dr. Aakash Sahai, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Colorado Denver, such science-fiction ideas may soon edge closer to scientific reality. Sahai has made a major quantum-level advancement in material science that could reshape the future of physics, medicine, and cosmology.

“This technology opens up entirely new areas of study and could have a direct impact on our world,” said Sahai. “Just as our understanding of subatomic structures led to lasers, microchips, and LEDs, this innovation follows a similar trajectory—only now we’re working at the quantum scale.”

Figure 1. Existence of the Multiverse.

His discovery, recently featured on the cover of Advanced Quantum Technologies, involves creating ultra-intense electromagnetic fields previously achievable only in large-scale particle accelerators [1]. By engineering a silicon-based, chip-scale material capable of withstanding high-energy particle beams, Sahai has found a way to generate and control these fields in a lab setting—using a device no larger than a human thumb.

At the heart of this innovation is a new material that channels the energy produced by rapidly oscillating electrons—known as quantum electron gas—while maintaining structural stability through effective thermal control. These rapid electron movements generate intense electromagnetic fields, a process once limited to massive infrastructure like CERN’s 16.7-mile Large Hadron Collider. Figure 1 shows existence of the multiverse.

“Managing this level of energy flow while preserving the integrity of the material—that’s the breakthrough,” explained Kalyan Tirumalasetty, a graduate student working in Sahai’s lab. “It’s a tool that can transform how we explore nature, and ultimately how we improve the world.”

The implications are wide-ranging. In medicine, gamma ray lasers based on this technology could allow for cellular and even atomic-level imaging, potentially enabling doctors to see and treat disease at its most fundamental level—down to the atomic nucleus. In physics, the extreme plasmon technique could help researchers test some of the most profound theories in modern science, including the existence of parallel universes.

“It’s very possible that gamma ray lasers could soon be real,” Sahai said. “We’re talking about the ability to modify atomic nuclei and precisely remove cancer cells at the nanoscale. At the same time, this could help us explore the forces and particles that define the universe itself.”

The technology was developed at CU Denver and tested at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, operated by Stanford University and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. CU Denver has already secured provisional patents both domestically and internationally, underscoring the invention’s global significance.

The journey, however, is far from over. This summer, Sahai and Tirumalasetty will return to SLAC to refine the silicon-chip material and laser technique. While developing such groundbreaking tools can take years—or decades—Sahai remains optimistic.

“Some of the foundational ideas behind this go back to 2018, when I first started publishing research on antimatter accelerators,” he noted. “It might take time, but within my lifetime, I believe this could become a reality.”

For Tirumalasetty, who once aspired to be a physicist, the work represents the perfect blend of curiosity and purpose. “Understanding how nature works at the most fundamental level—that’s powerful,” he said. “But what excites me even more is building the tools that allow us to act on that knowledge. That’s what engineering makes possible—and that’s exhilarating.”

Reference:

1. https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/qute.202500037

Cite this article:

Keerthana S (2025), New Quantum Technology May Finally Prove the Existence of the Multiverse, AnaTechMaz, pp.335