Application calculates Casimir Effect forces and facilitates design of Microelectromechanical (MEMS) and Nanoelectromechanical (NEMS) systems
Dr. Martin Tajmar unveils a new nanotechnology software
application that calculates Casimir Effect forces in nanotechnology
design and facilitates the design of Microelectromechanical (MEMS)
and future Nanoelectromechanical (NEMS) systems.
The CasimirSim software application assists scientists and
engineers to design nanotechnology products by allowing them to
model complex molecular geometries on the nanoscale, which should
provide a greater understanding of how Casimir Effect forces impact
nanotechnology.
Nanotechnology is definitely one of the leading technologies of the
21st century. It enables breakthroughs in physics, space
applications, medicine, and materials sciences, to mention only a
few examples. When scaling things down from our macroscopic
everyday world to below one micrometer the nature of physics
changes dramatically. The Casimir Effect is one example of quantum
scale effects that play a role in the design of
nanotechnology.
Quantum mechanical effects start to invalidate macroscopic models
and govern the behavior of processes at the nano scale. CasimirSim
has been developed for calculating Casimir Polder forces in
arbitrary 3D geometries. CasimirSim is designed as a tool for
scientists and engineers, therefore providing a wide variety of
options for calculations. It shall open the doors for the analysis
of expected Casimir forces in complex systems at design time, and
help to approach new frontiers in nanotechnology.