Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In this video, mediator Ian discusses LIGHT, MATTER & BLACK HOLES, an exhibit featured in INVISIBLE, an exhibition discovering the known and unknown of our universe through physics and philosophy. LIGHT, MATTER & BLACK HOLES was created by Philip Lynch and Josh Mathews.
LIGHT, MATTER & BLACK HOLES
How can we use new technologies to explore the universe?
This VR experience demonstrates how light and matter orbit a black hole. A black hole is a region of space from which nothing can escape, not even light; it is called "black" because it absorbs all the light that hits it, reflecting nothing.
ABOUT
This work was created by PhD students Philip Lynch and Josh Mathews, under the supervision of Research Fellow Dr Niels Warburton. They are part of the UCD Relativity group, who use Einstein’s theory of general relativity to investigate the extreme gravity of black holes and the emission of gravitational waves.
Instagram: @Josh_Mathyuz @phil.lynch95
INVISIBLE originated at Science Gallery London at King's College London in 2019, titled DARK MATTER.
In this video, mediator Ian discusses LIGHT, MATTER & BLACK HOLES, an exhibit featured in INVISIBLE, an exhibition discovering the known and unknown of our universe through physics and philosophy. LIGHT, MATTER & BLACK HOLES was created by Philip Lynch and Josh Mathews.
LIGHT, MATTER & BLACK HOLES
How can we use new technologies to explore the universe?
This VR experience demonstrates how light and matter orbit a black hole. A black hole is a region of space from which nothing can escape, not even light; it is called "black" because it absorbs all the light that hits it, reflecting nothing.
ABOUT
This work was created by PhD students Philip Lynch and Josh Mathews, under the supervision of Research Fellow Dr Niels Warburton. They are part of the UCD Relativity group, who use Einstein’s theory of general relativity to investigate the extreme gravity of black holes and the emission of gravitational waves.
Instagram: @Josh_Mathyuz @phil.lynch95
INVISIBLE originated at Science Gallery London at King's College London in 2019, titled DARK MATTER.
