The experimental verification that a bizarre quantum effect — the Casimir force — can manifest itself in its repulsive form is pivotal not only for fundamental physics but also for nanotechnology.
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Lamoreaux, S. Quantum force turns repulsive. Nature 457, 156–157 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/457156a
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