{"id":238135,"date":"2026-06-01T14:10:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/new-experiment-will-try-to-coax-virtual-particles-out-of-the-vacuum"},"modified":"2026-06-01T14:10:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:10:58","slug":"new-experiment-will-try-to-coax-virtual-particles-out-of-the-vacuum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/new-experiment-will-try-to-coax-virtual-particles-out-of-the-vacuum","title":{"rendered":"New experiment will try to coax virtual particles out of the vacuum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RPWy3iW59yc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Give science some understanding on Brilliant! First 200 to use our link <a href=\"https:\/\/brilliant.org\/sabine\">https:\/\/brilliant.org\/sabine<\/a> will get 20% off the annual premium subscription.<\/p>\n<p>My favourite physics paper of the week is a new idea for how to coax virtual particles out of the quantum vacuum and into revealing themselves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prd\/abstract\">https:\/\/journals.aps.org\/prd\/abstract<\/a>\u2026 Check out our new quiz app \u279c <a href=\"http:\/\/quizwithit.com\/\">http:\/\/quizwithit.com\/<\/a> \ud83d\udc8c Support us on Donatebox \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg\">https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg<\/a> \ud83d\udcdd Transcripts and written news on Substack \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/\">https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/<\/a> \ud83d\udc49 Transcript with links to references on Patreon \u279c <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ sabine \ud83d\udce9 Free weekly science newsletter \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsle\">https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsle<\/a>\u2026 \ud83d\udc42 Audio only podcast \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl<\/a>\u2026 \ud83d\udd17 Join this channel to get access to perks \u279c <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sabinehossenfelder\">@sabinehossenfelder<\/a> \ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f On instagram \u279c <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ sciencewtg #sciencenews #physics #science #shortly.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd13 Check out our new quiz app \u279c <a href=\"http:\/\/quizwithit.com\/\">http:\/\/quizwithit.com\/<\/a><br \/> \ud83d\udc8c Support us on Donatebox \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg\">https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg<\/a>.<br \/> \ud83d\udcdd Transcripts and written news on Substack \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/\">https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/<\/a><br \/> \ud83d\udc49 Transcript with links to references on Patreon \u279c \/ sabine.<br \/> \ud83d\udce9 Free weekly science newsletter \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsle\">https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsle<\/a>\u2026<br \/> \ud83d\udc42 Audio only podcast \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXl<\/a>\u2026<br \/> \ud83d\udd17 Join this channel to get access to perks \u279c<br \/> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sabinehossenfelder\">@sabinehossenfelder<\/a>.<br \/> \ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f On instagram \u279c \/ sciencewtg.<\/p>\n<p>#sciencenews #physics #science #shortly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Give science some understanding on Brilliant! First 200 to use our link https:\/\/brilliant.org\/sabine will get 20% off the annual premium subscription. 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