Umar Mohideen
Department of Physics & Astronomy,
University of California, Riverside
November 30, 2009
The intriguing properties of the quantum vacuum and its mechanical manifestation through the Casimir force will be introduced. Our precision measurements of the normal Casimir force will be discussed. Our experiments on the geometry dependence of the Casimir force through observation of diffraction-like effects of zero point photons will also be presented. Its role in present day micro electro mechanical machines will be explained.