Nothing is complicated. By which I mean, everything is complicated, because in physics even completely empty space is described as being full of quantum fields doing complicated things even when nothing else is there. So if empty space has these exotic properties, what sort of crazy stuff can we make it do? One prediction that’s been around for a while is that under extreme conditions, empty space can be sort of crystalized. And there’s good evidence that we’ve observed this for the first time.
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0:00 Can Empty Space Crystallize?
1:50 The Strange Physics of the Quantum Vacuum
4:00 How Crystals Change the Behavior of Light
6:34 Crystallizing Empty Space
9:19 The Most Powerful Magnetic Fields in the Universe
10:45 Did We Finally Observe Vacuum Birefringence?
11:53 How Magnetars Polarize X-Rays
13:02 How the Quantum Vacuum Aligns Light
14:05 Is This Really a Detection?
15:20 Our Best Glimpse of Crystallized Space
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I worked at Tesla starting from 2017 thru 2021. I spent most of my time in the distribution and supply chain organizations in leadership positions.
Before Tesla, I was a Director of Business Intelligence and Pricing at the largest Pet Food & Supply distributor in the US, Phillips Pet Food & Supplies. My wife and I also owned a small business in Bethlehem, PA between 2016 and 2019.
I have been a shareholder of Tesla since 2012 and currently own Tesla stock. Nothing I say constitutes as investment or financial advice.
I have been a shareholder of Lemonade since 2025 and currently own Lemonade stock. Nothing I say constitutes as investment or financial advice.
I currently own SpaceX stock. Nothing I say constitutes as investment or financial advice.
I currently own NVIDIA stock. Nothing I say constitutes as investment or financial advice.
My thoughts are my own and are not representative of everyone who currently works, or has worked at Tesla, Phillips, or any other company or organization I discuss on this channel.
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