Zero Point Energy is set inside a cleanroom – a laboratory for research at the atomic level. The materials that are studied and created within nanoscience exist in a world beyond our perception, one that we can neither see nor feel. A recurring theme in nanoscience is the notion of breaking new ground; of embarking on a journey into the unknown. In many ways it is a reflection of space exploration; a miniature space full of undiscovered worlds. In the film humans and machines are the main characters, two essential actors in nano research. The scientists are covered in garments that separate them from the nanometer-sized protagonists, their full-body coveralls and a white and yellow lighting give the room a distinctive quality. Inside this room a new humanity is taking form and established boundaries are dissolved. Nanotechnology presents the prospect of a human existence – promising yet perilous – permeated by technological constructions. It is a vision of man both as creator of technology and created by technology. The title, Zero Point Energy, refers to the energy of the ground state of any quantum mechanical system. In the film this term is used speculatively, suggesting an imagined ground state of the cleanroom. Inside the cleanroom, movements and behaviors are strictly regulated to prevent humans from influencing the sensitive processes in undesirable ways. In the film’s choreography, researchers become dancers, and the control over the individual in the service of science is both accentuated and challenged. The systematic structure of the ballet emphasizes established cleanroom patterns of movement but also introduces disruptions and energy that moves the cleanroom from its ground state and challenges the inherent choreography of the room. The film choreography is developed by Anna Asplind and the sound is composed by Lena Nyberg and Emma Ringqvist. Zero Point Energy is part of the series Nanosocieties, a collaboration between artist Kerstin Hamilton and nanoscience researcher Jonas Hannestad. Prominent themes in their work are questions of what scientific knowledge is and how knowledge is generated and how does science and technology shape our society and define what it means to be human?