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Hawking radiation spotted within sonic black hole

Lab creation emits energy as famed physicist predicted, but experiment may not be definitive

The pattern in this laser image

RIPPLES OF RADIATION  The pattern in this laser image between the event horizon of a sonic black hole and a second, inner horizon indicates the presence of Hawking radiation.  

J. Steinhauer

By Andrew Grant

- More than 2 years ago

A whisper from a lab-manufactured black hole may confirm the existence of radiation predicted by University of Cambridge physicist Stephen Hawking four decades ago.