Interactions induced by electromagnetic fluctuations, such as van der Waals and Casimir
forces, are of universal nature present at any length scale between any types of systems …

This paper reviews the recent theoretical and experimental advances in the study of ultra-
cold gases made of bosonic particles interacting via the long-range, anisotropic dipole …

Atom interferometers have been developed in the last three decades as new powerful tools
to investigate gravity. They were used for measuring the gravity acceleration, the gravity …

The subject of this book is the Casimir effect, a manifestation of zero-point oscillations of the
quantum vacuum resulting in forces acting between closely spaced bodies. For the benefit of …

On-chip nanophotonic devices are a class of devices capable of controlling light on a chip to
realize performance advantages over ordinary building blocks of integrated photonics …

The physical origin of the Casimir force is connected with the existence of zero-point and
thermal fluctuations. The Casimir effect is very general and finds applications in various …

We report the experimental realization of an optical trap that localizes single Cs atoms≃ 215
nm from the surface of a dielectric nanofiber. By operating at magic wavelengths for pairs of …

Quantum theory predicts the existence of the Casimir force between macroscopic bodies, a
force arising from the zero-point energy of electromagnetic field modes around them. A …

This paper briefly reviews recent short-range gravity experiments that were performed at
below laboratory scales to test the Newtonian inverse square law of gravity. To compare the …

Miniaturized mechanical sensors rely on resonant operation schemes, unsuited to detect
static forces. We demonstrate a nanomechanical sensor for static forces based on an …