Physicists embark on a hunt for a long-sought quantum glow: A new approach could make it possible detect the elusive Unruh effect in hours, rather than billions of years.
For “Star Wars” fans, the streaking stars seen from the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon as it jumps to hyperspace is a canonical image. But what would a pilot actually see if she could accelerate in an instant through the vacuum of space? According to a prediction known as the Unruh effect, she would more […]