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Exposing the flaw in Planck’s law

06 Aug 2009
Tiny flaw Planck's law breaks down when objects are brought very close without touching
Long-held suspicions that Planck’s law is violated at microscopic length scales now have the b

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Richard Stevenson is a freelance science writer who lives in Chepstow, Wales
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