Friday, April 24, 2009

The Casimir Effect and Nanomachines

Johannes Diderik van der Waals
The Casimir effect can be viewed as a manifestation of the quantum mechanical zero-point energy of the vacuum, and has recently been hyped as if it were something new and mysterious that will assist or maybe ruin advanced nanomechanical systems. It has inflamed the minds of something-for-nothing energy enthusiasts, too.

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