{"id":4244,"date":"2025-12-20T15:12:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T13:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triality.nl\/?p=4244"},"modified":"2025-12-20T15:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T13:12:41","slug":"how-light-becomes-matter-and-back-again-sleep-science-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triality.nl\/index.php\/2025\/12\/20\/how-light-becomes-matter-and-back-again-sleep-science-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"How Light Becomes Matter (and Back Again) | SLEEP SCIENCE STORIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_70944\"  width=\"840\" height=\"472\"  data-origwidth=\"840\" data-origheight=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RDPDSljIwis?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n<p>What if everything around you \u2014 every atom, every object, even you \u2014 once existed as pure light? In tonight\u2019s Sleep Science Story, we explore one of the most mind-bending truths in physics: light can become matter, and matter can turn back into light. Relax as we dive into the strange world of E=mc\u00b2, particle creation, and the dance between energy and mass that shapes our universe. From the heart of stars to the vacuum of space, discover how the cosmos continuously transforms light into life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if everything around you \u2014 every atom, every object, even you \u2014 once existed as pure light? In tonight\u2019s Sleep Science Story, we explore one of the most mind-bending truths in physics: light can become matter, and matter can turn back into light. 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