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British Scientists Reverse Casimir Effect

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the where's-my-hover-car dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Telegraph reports that Scientists at the University of St. Andrews have developed a technique to cause the Casimir effect to repel instead of attract. This discovery could lead to near frictionless machines or in theory even levitation."

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  1. Re:Disintegrators by SirJorgelOfBorgel · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You would probably explode ;)

  2. I tried to RTFA... by HappySmileMan · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    But the ad on the right felt to need to cover up half the text of the article

  3. Re:repeal vs. repel by dmbasso · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Too bad I don't have modding points... you deserve an Informative rating. I'm not a native English speaker, so I found your explanation useful. People should read the Slashdot Modding FAQ before modding down posts like yours...

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  4. Re:Dry glue? Are you thinking what I'm thinking? by FJR1300+Rider · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Look out, he is a spiderpig."

  5. Re:They'd better be careful by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Osama? Is that you?

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  6. Re:wait... by MeanderingMind · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Someone needs to read a dictionary.

    Repugnant

    Now someone needs to understand the subtle humor in using a word that sound similar to redundant, but is obviously the wrong word.

    You will be a happier man when you have done both.

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  7. Re:wait... by CaptnMArk · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You mean Americans are screwing themselves in Iraq. Yeah, that's about right.