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The Casimir Effect

Posted by michael on from the touchy-feely dept.

HobbySpacer writes "A recent article in Physics World provides a lucid description of the the Casimir effect, which is an attractive force between two surfaces caused by electromagnetic fluctuations in the vacuum. The article discusses some practical application such as the nanotech machines mentioned here earlier."

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  1. Re:forces between objects? by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but Gravity only effects marcoscopic objects.
    Marcoscopic objects? Is that something you can see only if your name is "Marco"?

    Or did you mean narcoscopic objects, objects which can only be seen under the influence of narcotics???