Casimir Inc raises funding for vacuum energy device

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Casimir Inc has emerged from stealth mode with significant venture capital backing to develop a device that extracts energy from the vacuum using the Casimir force. The startup claims its technology can produce continuous free energy through quantum tunneling between fixed plates and pillars. The announcement revives interest in the founders' earlier work on an electromagnetic drive.

The company links its approach to the Casimir force, a real quantum effect where virtual particles create pressure between closely spaced metal plates. Casimir Inc proposes fixing the plates and adding pillars so electrons tunnel asymmetrically, generating a voltage that powers a connected load. It states measurements already show the predicted voltage drop, supported by a paper in Physical Review Research from 2026.

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