Quantum optics combines classical electrodynamics with quantum mechanics to describe
how light interacts with material on the nanoscale, and many of the tricks and techniques …

Mode interactions have recently become the focus of intense research in micro/
nanoelectromechanical systems (M/NEMS) due to their ability to improve device …

Heat transfer in solids is typically conducted through either electrons or atomic vibrations
known as phonons. In a vacuum, heat has long been thought to be transferred by radiation …

Quantum theory is incredibly successful, explaining the microscopic world with great
accuracy, from the behaviour of subatomic particles to chemical reactions to solid-state …

Quantum fluctuations give rise to Casimir forces between two parallel conducting plates, the
magnitude of which increases monotonically as the separation decreases. By introducing …

One of the fundamental predictions of quantum mechanics is the occurrence of random
fluctuations in a vacuum caused by the zero-point energy. Remarkably, quantum …

Casimir torque, a rotational motion driven by zero-point energy minimization, is a problem
that attracts notable research interest. Recently, it has been realized using liquid crystal …

The Casimir interaction and torque are related phenomena originating from the exchange of
electromagnetic excitations between objects. While the Casimir force exists between all …

A levitated nonspherical nanoparticle in a vacuum is ideal for studying quantum rotations
and is an ultrasensitive torque detector for probing fundamental particle–surface …

The fluctuations of the electromagnetic field are at the origin of the near-field radiative heat
transfer between nanostructures, as well as the Casimir forces and torques that they exert on …