Photons collide in the void: Quantum simulation creates light out of nothing

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Zixin Zhang, Ramy Aboushelbaya, Iustin Ouatu, Elliott Denis, Abigail James, Robin J. L. Timmis, Marko W. Von Der Leyen, Peter A. Norreys, Rui Torres, Thomas Grismayer, Luis O. Silva.Computational modelling of the semi-classical quantum vacuum in 3D.Communications Physics, 2025; 8 (1) DOI:10.1038/s42005-025-02128-8