Casimir's MicroSparc Chip - Sonny White Claims Battery-Free Power From the Quantum Vacuum
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Casimir's MicroSparc Chip - Sonny White Claims Battery-Free Power From the Quantum Vacuum
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Casimir Inc, founded by ex-NASA warp drive researcher Sonny White, has unveiled MicroSparc - a chip that allegedly extracts electricity from the quantum vacuum. The startup just closed a $12M oversubscribed seed round.
- 01. Casimir Inc unveiled MicroSparc, a semiconductor chip designed to extract energy from quantum vacuum fluctuations.
- 02. Founder Sonny White previously led NASA's Eagleworks lab and worked on contested warp drive research.
- 03. Current prototypes deliver about 40 microwatts; the long-term vision is 500-watt vehicle-scale assemblies by 2028.
- 04. The company just raised a $12 million oversubscribed seed round to commercialise the chip.
- 05. The energy extraction claims have not been peer-reviewed - White's recent Physical Review Research paper makes no such claim.
Casimir Inc has announced MicroSparc, a semiconductor chip that allegedly generates electricity from the quantum vacuum without batteries. The startup, founded by Sonny White—former lead of NASA's Eagleworks programme known for controversial warp drive research—has secured a $12 million oversubscribed seed round and aims for commercial deployment by 2028.
The technology purportedly uses engineered Casimir cavities as quantum ratchets, enabling electron tunnelling in one direction to produce electrical current. Current prototypes generate approximately 40 microwatts, with ambitious long-term goals of half-watt phone chargers and 500-watt vehicle assemblies.
However, significant scepticism surrounds the claims. Whilst White published peer-reviewed research in Physical Review Research in March, that paper makes no mention of energy extraction capabilities. The energy generation claims appear only in press releases rather than scientific publications. When contacted by The Debrief, scientists declined to comment on the technology.
The announcement raises fundamental questions about conservation of energy principles. Free energy claims have historically proven unfounded, and the scientific community remains notably silent on Casimir's assertions. Nevertheless, the substantial funding and White's previous NASA credentials suggest investors see potential, even if the physics remains unproven.
