Harold 'Sonny' White

So that is, by definition, a force over a distance, and so that is a unit – of work. So the Casimir force phenomena is a illustration of extracting energy from the quantum field. So independent of anything that we're doing, right, that's part of what's baked into the idea of the Casimir force interacting with the quantum field. Now, you might say, well, maybe we could use that as a power source.

So that is, by definition, a force over a distance, and so that is a unit – of work. So the Casimir force phenomena is a illustration of extracting energy from the quantum field. So independent of anything that we're doing, right, that's part of what's baked into the idea of the Casimir force interacting with the quantum field. Now, you might say, well, maybe we could use that as a power source.

So that is, by definition, a force over a distance, and so that is a unit – of work. So the Casimir force phenomena is a illustration of extracting energy from the quantum field. So independent of anything that we're doing, right, that's part of what's baked into the idea of the Casimir force interacting with the quantum field. Now, you might say, well, maybe we could use that as a power source.

The only problem with this textbook illustration of a Casimir cavity is once the plates have collapsed, you can't get any more energy out of it. You have to actually pull the plates apart. You have to wind the watch again, if you will. And so this type of an approach would at best – simply be a battery.

The only problem with this textbook illustration of a Casimir cavity is once the plates have collapsed, you can't get any more energy out of it. You have to actually pull the plates apart. You have to wind the watch again, if you will. And so this type of an approach would at best – simply be a battery.

The only problem with this textbook illustration of a Casimir cavity is once the plates have collapsed, you can't get any more energy out of it. You have to actually pull the plates apart. You have to wind the watch again, if you will. And so this type of an approach would at best – simply be a battery.

So you couldn't extract continuous energy from the quantum field from this type of an apparatus. So this leads into an innovation that we came across. So Jamie, if you go forward one more slide. This is a slightly larger version of that scanning electron microscope image. So we've changed the standard Casimir cavity concept by adding these pillars along the mid-plane.

So you couldn't extract continuous energy from the quantum field from this type of an apparatus. So this leads into an innovation that we came across. So Jamie, if you go forward one more slide. This is a slightly larger version of that scanning electron microscope image. So we've changed the standard Casimir cavity concept by adding these pillars along the mid-plane.

So you couldn't extract continuous energy from the quantum field from this type of an apparatus. So this leads into an innovation that we came across. So Jamie, if you go forward one more slide. This is a slightly larger version of that scanning electron microscope image. So we've changed the standard Casimir cavity concept by adding these pillars along the mid-plane.

So we have these structures that we put inside the middle of the Casimir cavity. And so you see we've got a cavity wall on the left and a cavity wall on the right and these big three pillars. The walls are fixed to the substrate. They can't move. We don't want them to move. We want them to stay still. And then the pillars are also fixed to the substrate. They cannot move.

So we have these structures that we put inside the middle of the Casimir cavity. And so you see we've got a cavity wall on the left and a cavity wall on the right and these big three pillars. The walls are fixed to the substrate. They can't move. We don't want them to move. We want them to stay still. And then the pillars are also fixed to the substrate. They cannot move.

So we have these structures that we put inside the middle of the Casimir cavity. And so you see we've got a cavity wall on the left and a cavity wall on the right and these big three pillars. The walls are fixed to the substrate. They can't move. We don't want them to move. We want them to stay still. And then the pillars are also fixed to the substrate. They cannot move.

The walls are electrically connected to one another, and the pillars are electrically connected to one another, but they're isolated. So that's just a physical description of what this is. So now let's talk about how does this custom structure interact with the quantum field? What's the difference with this particular structure? So for that, let me give you a metaphor.

The walls are electrically connected to one another, and the pillars are electrically connected to one another, but they're isolated. So that's just a physical description of what this is. So now let's talk about how does this custom structure interact with the quantum field? What's the difference with this particular structure? So for that, let me give you a metaphor.

The walls are electrically connected to one another, and the pillars are electrically connected to one another, but they're isolated. So that's just a physical description of what this is. So now let's talk about how does this custom structure interact with the quantum field? What's the difference with this particular structure? So for that, let me give you a metaphor.

Imagine a Pacific atoll island out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It's surrounded by the Pacific Ocean with all this random wave energy that's beating the outside of the atoll island. But at the center of the atoll island, there's a nice lagoon, right? Very quiescent, very smooth. The water's connected to the Pacific, but a lot of that wave energy can't manifest on the lagoon.

Imagine a Pacific atoll island out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It's surrounded by the Pacific Ocean with all this random wave energy that's beating the outside of the atoll island. But at the center of the atoll island, there's a nice lagoon, right? Very quiescent, very smooth. The water's connected to the Pacific, but a lot of that wave energy can't manifest on the lagoon.

Imagine a Pacific atoll island out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It's surrounded by the Pacific Ocean with all this random wave energy that's beating the outside of the atoll island. But at the center of the atoll island, there's a nice lagoon, right? Very quiescent, very smooth. The water's connected to the Pacific, but a lot of that wave energy can't manifest on the lagoon.

So it's a protected lagoon. and nice environment. So imagine, Joe, you're sipping, you know, some nice water and having a nice paddleboard day, quiescent, enjoying yourself. And, you know, Jamie, he took the other package and he went deep sea fishing out on the Pacific Ocean. And so he's really bobbling back and forth and it's much more uncomfortable for him.

So it's a protected lagoon. and nice environment. So imagine, Joe, you're sipping, you know, some nice water and having a nice paddleboard day, quiescent, enjoying yourself. And, you know, Jamie, he took the other package and he went deep sea fishing out on the Pacific Ocean. And so he's really bobbling back and forth and it's much more uncomfortable for him.