This is an interesting idea but I have a question. Does the casimir effect originate from the exclusion of low frequency energy from two parallel conductors? There was no mention of the beams being highly conductive in the article. And of course the size of the beam appears to be quite tiny so I have to wonder how much of their results are truly casimirian in nature.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: Peter Gluck <[email protected]> To: VORTEX <[email protected]>; CMNS <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Jul 31, 2012 1:59 am Subject: [Vo]:interesting Engineers Unveil First Casimir Chip That Exploits The Vacuum Energy Nanofabrication engineers have built the first on-chip device that exploits the Casimir effect http://www.technologyreview.com/view/428648/engineers-unveil-first-casimir-chip-that-exploits/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-07-31 -- Dr. Peter Gluck Cluj, Romania http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com
