Casimir Inc levanta capital para dispositivo de energia a vácuo

15 de maio de 2026

Reportado por IA

A Casimir Inc saiu do modo furtivo com um aporte significativo de capital de risco para desenvolver um dispositivo que extrai energia do vácuo usando o efeito Casimir. A startup afirma que sua tecnologia pode produzir energia livre contínua por meio de tunelamento quântico entre placas fixas e pilares. O anúncio renova o interesse no trabalho anterior dos fundadores sobre um propulsor eletromagnético.

A empresa associa sua abordagem ao efeito Casimir, um fenômeno quântico real onde partículas virtuais criam pressão entre placas de metal posicionadas muito próximas. A Casimir Inc propõe fixar as placas e adicionar pilares para que os elétrons façam tunelamento de forma assimétrica, gerando uma voltagem que alimenta uma carga conectada. A empresa declara que as medições já mostram a queda de voltagem prevista, respaldada por um artigo na Physical Review Research de 2026.

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Casimir Inc levanta capital para dispositivo de energia a vácuo

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