Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in creating light from vacuum – observing an effect first predicted over 40 years ago. In an innovative experiment, the scientists have managed to capture some of the photons that are constantly appearing and disappearing in the vacuum. Chalmers scientists’ experiment (Philip Krantz / Chalmers) The experiment is based on one of the most counterintuitive, yet, one of the most...
