Quantum friction causes light to slow down nanoworld movements

Quantum friction causes light to slow down nanoworld movements

A research team in Bochum, Germany has unexpectedly found that light can slow down movements in the nanoworld. This is due to quantum friction, a phenomenon that has been poorly understood until now. The findings are published in the journal Nature.

100,000x Thinner Than Hair, Nanotubes Slowed By Light In Water

Ruhr University Bochum researchers found that light decelerates carbon nanotubes—100,000x thinner than a hair—in water, via a process called quantum.