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title: Casimir effect
date: "2001-02-11T12:00:00Z"
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wp_id: 1881
description: The Casimir effect demonstrates that two uncharged, parallel plates placed extremely close together in a vacuum will attract each other. This physical force arises from quantum vacuum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field occurring between the surfaces.
keywords: [casimir effect, quantum vacuum fluctuations, electromagnetic field, physics, nanotechnology]
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Take two plates. Bring them very close in a vacuum. They will attract. The [Casimir Effect](http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/09/science/09FORC.html) (free subscription required).