Light Created From Nothing! | Science News

Just when you think quantum mechanics can't get weirder, physicists create photons from a vacuum; utilising the dynamical Casimir effect using a superconducting quantum interference device. Reality is starting to sound cooler than science fiction.

The paper, published in Nature:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v479/n7373/full/nature10561.html

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[kattx1922]

Your videos make me so happy. I LOVE how excited you get about science, it gives me hope in our generation. :]

[rossexton]

@kattx1922 I love how excited my audience gets, THAT is what gives me hope :-)

[Baulderan]

That sounds absolutely incredible.

But one question (that is most likely stupid, but I am curious): If we could somehow coax larger subatomic particles into existence, don't we theoretically have an unlimited supply of whatever could be created through them?

[rossexton]

@Baulderan theoretically, yes. But to coax out some larger particles we would need a helluva lot more energy, the payoff would never be worth it... unless someone invents an even easier way to do it I suppose.

[aednil]

so a squid was wiggling photons into existence? cthulhu would be proud XD

amazing news! :-)

[1990schoolgirl]

HAHA "...which is nearly impossible for modern mechanical devices" =D you think?

[yoda6523]

Light is simply space divided by time and nothing else E=m(c^2) this implies a strict equivalance between space and time with light being the constant conversion unit between the two. More stars surrounding us than all the sand of all the beaches raining-in electromagnetic waves Crests and troughs become in phase forming spherical positron in-wave fronts forming+/-breaking at every point of space thus virtual pairs (Space) or Energy. The red-shift is actually less energy exchange with distance.

[shiva87sidpao]

please marry me.

just kidding :) but honestly, i had difficulties to follow what you were talking about, because your energy is really charming (yeah, im a girl)

keep up making more videos, you are awesome

[him80us]

no dislikes...always a good sign...so GOD 1st created the big bang so there could be matter to create the heavens and the earth, and then he created the light...

in order to create light u need dark energy...that explains EVERYTHING ...just kiddin

keep up the good work

[UniverseIsAwesome]

Awesome video!!! I learned a lot. At 2:54 you said that dark energy is the force that is accelerating the expansion of the universe! That really made me soooooo happy b/c I thought that dark energy was the cause of this acceleration of expansion. That's what I said in my 2-3 comments in /watch?v=_hmXrHvmwOM (1 day ago from now).

Keep up the awesome work!!

[mackka30]

As a science fan I absolutely love your videos. Just found your channel have not stopped watching them since half an hour ago. If it were not incredibly creepy I would like to know where you live so I can send you a Christmas card :) but that IS just a tad creepy.

[pureawesomeness2012]

because i am stupid, all i have to say is:

EPIC MUSTACHE!!!!!!!

[politicomdk]

Please make a video about quantom entanglement - I can't grasp that those particles can ignore spacetime completely - how much do we know about this?