Physicists Tweak Quantum Force, Reducing Barrier To Tiny Devices

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Mon, 07/14/2008 - 20:30

Cymbals don't clash of their own accord -- in our world, anyway. But the quantum world is bizarrely different.

Two metal plates, placed almost infinitesimally close together, spontaneously attract each other.


 

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