- The fastest-spinning object ever made could help spot quantum friction in a vacuum. A torque detector that uses a spinning nanoparticle suspended in a laser beam inside a vacuum is 700 times as sensitive as the previous best torque sensor. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-torque-detector-could-spot-quantum-friction-vacuum?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=r_science 11 comments science
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