Alchemy Arrives in a Burst of Light.
Researchers have shown how to effectively transform one material into another using a finely shaped laser pulse.
By Philip Ball
If you have the wave function of a substance and you know what kind of light pulse you’re using, you can predict the result, the expectation value, you’re going to get.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/alchemy-arrives-in-a-burst-of-laser-light-20200930/