Casimir force co-opted to generate free energy, midichlorians not included(arstechnica.com)
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Casimir force co-opted to generate free energy, midichlorians not included
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/casimir-force-co-opted-to-generate-free-energy-midichlorians-not-included/
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The article is highly skeptical if this is legit. Does anyone know if it has a plausible, genuine explanation or reason it could work?
> genuine explanation or reason it could work?
The problem is that this is impossible!
Ignoring some weird general relativity details that are not relevant for a tabletop device that has no a secret black hole trapped inside, we know that energy is conserved so there is no free energy.
The device use the electromagnetic force, and in that case we know that energy is conserved so there is no free energy.
If you are too picky, the nuclei use the strong force and if the device had some radioactive decay it use the weak force, and if something is moving very fast (like some electrons in heavy atoms) it may need some special relativity corrections. But all of this doesn't matter, because we have a good theory for all of them together and in that case we know that energy is conserved so there is no free energy.
So, if our understanding of the Physics law is correct, this device can not produce free energy. It doesn't matter all the long explanations of tricky details.
In many cases, it's just human or AI hallucinations.
In some cases, it's using two approximations, and mixing them to get an incorrect result with free energy. But once you look at all the details, the fake free energy disappears.
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There is also the possibility that our current understanding of the Physics law is wrong and the device will work and they will get a Nobel prize and a enormous pile of money.
But I'm suspecting that not. As the article says, they may have build a bad battery and get some voltage difference and perhaps in some later experiments get some current, but it will not work for a long time because the battery will discharge.
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You may watch Sabine Hossenfelder video, usually she has a good technical analysis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEteCJUMVn4
The problem is that this is impossible!
Ignoring some weird general relativity details that are not relevant for a tabletop device that has no a secret black hole trapped inside, we know that energy is conserved so there is no free energy.
The device use the electromagnetic force, and in that case we know that energy is conserved so there is no free energy.
If you are too picky, the nuclei use the strong force and if the device had some radioactive decay it use the weak force, and if something is moving very fast (like some electrons in heavy atoms) it may need some special relativity corrections. But all of this doesn't matter, because we have a good theory for all of them together and in that case we know that energy is conserved so there is no free energy.
So, if our understanding of the Physics law is correct, this device can not produce free energy. It doesn't matter all the long explanations of tricky details.
In many cases, it's just human or AI hallucinations.
In some cases, it's using two approximations, and mixing them to get an incorrect result with free energy. But once you look at all the details, the fake free energy disappears.
---
There is also the possibility that our current understanding of the Physics law is wrong and the device will work and they will get a Nobel prize and a enormous pile of money.
But I'm suspecting that not. As the article says, they may have build a bad battery and get some voltage difference and perhaps in some later experiments get some current, but it will not work for a long time because the battery will discharge.
---
You may watch Sabine Hossenfelder video, usually she has a good technical analysis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEteCJUMVn4
Ah yes, the good old "one sided-electrode."