Columbia researchers use cavity engineering with twisted trilayer graphene to manipulate quantum vacuum fluctuations, potentially enabling superconductivity and reducing energy loss in transmission—a major breakthrough in light-matter control.
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Technical supplement to Episode 7. 2/2
What does it take to pull power from a vacuum that physics says you can't touch?
Quantum fluctuations, Casimir force equations, thermodynamic walls, and one 10¹²¹-order discrepancy no theory has solved.
