Startup claims Casimir force for free energy generation

Casimir Inc. has emerged from stealth mode, securing venture capital funding to develop a perpetual free energy generator based on the Casimir force. This force arises from quantum fluctuations in a vacuum, creating a pressure imbalance between closely spaced objects. While the Casimir force is a real phenomenon, extracting net energy from it faces significant theoretical and practical hurdles. The company's proposed mechanism involves asymmetric electron tunneling, a concept that, while potentially feasible, relies on unproven assumptions about quantum modes and precise structural engineering, raising skepticism within the scientific community.