Can energy convert into matter

According to Einstein, it can. His equation e = mc2 describes the relationship between matter and energy. If I'm not mistaken, he theorized that if an object were to approach the speed of light, the energy it produced would be converted into matter. Many people today are also working on answering this very question. Apparently scientists at Imperial College London have figured out how to turn energy directly into matter. If you're interested, you can read more about this discovery.