One of the most promising new energy technologies are those that use a vast vacuum state energy (vacuum fluctuations, zero point energy) as an energy resource. A fascinating effect in quantum field theory is the Casimir effect, which leads from microscopic fluctuations to a macroscopic force. This effect could be the basis for new energy technologies using ZPE. The effect is also closely related to the van der Waals forces. This work shows how to engineer the vacuum in order to built machines that run on zero point energy. In this report the method based on quartz tuning forks is described towards their usability for Casimir force measurements. Furthermore a design for Casimir force measurements that was set up in Berlin will be described, and practical experimental aspects will be discussed. A status report on the Casimir experiments will be given, including the experimental setup.

Advances in new energy technologies with van der Waals and Casimir forces based on vacuum energy

239th National Meeting (2010)

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