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Though the Casimir force-a mysterious, phantom force exerted by nothing at all-seems like science fiction, it exists. It is a tiny force and very difficult to measure, but in 1995 the physicist Steven Lamoreaux measured the Casimir effect directly. By putting two gold-covered plates on a sensitive twist-measuring device, he determined how much force it took to counteract the Casimir force between them. The answer-about the weight of one slice of an ant that's been chopped into 30,000 pieces-agreed with Casimir's theory. Lamoreaux had measured the force exerted by empty space.

Charles Seife

Though the Casimir force-a mysterious, phantom force exerted by nothing at all-seems like science fiction, it exists. It is a tiny force and very difficult to measure, but in 1995 the physicist Steven Lamoreaux measured the Casimir effect directly. By putting two gold-covered plates on a sensitive twist-measuring device, he determined how much force it took to counteract the Casimir force between them. The answer-about the weight of one slice of an ant that's been chopped into 30,000 pieces-agreed with Casimir's theory. Lamoreaux had measured the force exerted by empty space.

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About Charles Seife

Charles Seife is an American author, journalist, and professor at New York University. He has written extensively on scientific and mathematical topics.