Quantum mechanical fluctuations of the electromagnetic field in a vacuum between two close together objects result in an attractive force. Now, it has been experimentally shown that by exploiting a similar repulsive interaction, attraction between objects can be modulated simply by tuning temperature.
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Esteso Carrizo, V. Non-sticky interactions. Nat. Phys. 19, 161–162 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01935-y
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