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by kurt9
Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Spaceship could fly faster than light
Replies: 69
Views: 42542

This is the String/M-brane version of the Alcuberrie "warp" concept. It is far less plausible or realizable with projected technology than the FTL concept based on the Extended Heim Theory.
by kurt9
Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:11 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Ray Kurzweil, Cyberprophet or Crack-Pot?
Replies: 155
Views: 65053

I work in the semiconductor industry. Conventional fabrication technology will reach its limits somewhere in the 10nm to 20nm design regime. Various materials and fabrication technologies are being developed so as to carry beyond the 10nm limit. Some of these include stuff like carbon nanotubes, gra...
by kurt9
Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:56 pm
Forum: Design
Topic: Injection Molded Ceramics
Replies: 4
Views: 4221

It would be interesting to know what temperature the injection molding part is done at as well as the size of the ceramic particles one starts out with.

This is certainly not a replacement for conventional ceramic for all applications, but is useful (and low cost) for certain applications.
by kurt9
Sat Aug 09, 2008 6:23 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Artificial gravity drive?
Replies: 17
Views: 13306

I am well aware of Dr. Puthoff's past involvement in "psychic" phenomenon. I am also well-aware of many of his ideas in physics that are non-conventional, to say the least. I am about the last person in this world to believe in any kind of psychic phenomenon and my attitude towards their ideas in ph...
by kurt9
Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:30 am
Forum: General
Topic: Artificial gravity drive?
Replies: 17
Views: 13306

Creating negative energy in the lab:

http://www.earthtech.org/publications/d ... ence_1.pdf
by kurt9
Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:25 am
Forum: General
Topic: Artificial gravity drive?
Replies: 17
Views: 13306

There is the WHIPIT method. :) http://www.nidsci.org/articles/davis/wormhole_induction.html Duane Tattoo detective, its not too late. To WHIPIT, into shape, go forward... Sorry, I couldn't help myself. Anyways, Eric Davis is now with the Earthtech people (http://www.earthtech.org). Wormholes work b...
by kurt9
Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Artificial gravity drive?
Replies: 17
Views: 13306

Like others here, I have been following the EHT and Heim Drive stuff since early 2006. Droecher and Hauser have proposed an experiment based on something called boson-coupling for over a year now. Their most recent paper seems to be merely a rehash of things they have said in previous papers. Unless...
by kurt9
Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Two more months on the contract
Replies: 31
Views: 18558

peer review

My understanding is that the experiments will be complete in another two months and another month or two will be necessary for the peer review process. Is this correct? I think that the group is prudent not to release any details until after the review process is complete, in order to avoid a "cold ...
by kurt9
Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Science Fiction
Replies: 24
Views: 22012

Plasmak and Focus Fusion look similar

There is a pdf description of how plasmoids form on Dr. Koloc's PrometheusII website. There is a slide show on Eric Lerner's Focus Fusion website that displays the formation of the plasmoids in Eric Lerner's proposed device. The plasmoid formation in both websites looks remarkably similar. In both c...
by kurt9
Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:09 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Science Fiction
Replies: 24
Views: 22012

Ball Lightning

Correct me if I'm wrong. But I heard that Silicon combustion was determined to be the cause of ball lightning, a much more prosaic explanation than others I have heard. Is this correct? This plasmak approach strikes me as rather fanciful. I first heard about it in the mid 90's. I used to know a guy ...
by kurt9
Thu May 15, 2008 4:00 am
Forum: Networking
Topic: Starting A Fusion Program In Your Home Town
Replies: 26
Views: 65113

One of the things we have been considering is selling a "turnkey" version of the WB-7. In this case we would design, build, license and deliver an operating Polywell, probably on the scale of the present machine. Operator training and tech support would also be part of the deal. The model is to use...
by kurt9
Tue May 06, 2008 3:44 am
Forum: Design
Topic: Norman Rostaker?
Replies: 6
Views: 5643

Numerical modeling...

I read recently that Tri-Alpha was recently financed to the tune of $40 million. This suggests that they will be doing some hardware experimentation in the near future. My understanding is that the financiers are not just Paul Allen, but include Venrock Associates (they funded Apple in the late 70's...
by kurt9
Mon May 05, 2008 9:06 pm
Forum: Design
Topic: Norman Rostaker?
Replies: 6
Views: 5643

Norman Rostaker?

Does anyone know anything about Norman Rostaker's group? I believe this is called Tri-Alpha and that they are set-up in the Foothills area of SoCal. Any new info about them?
by kurt9
Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:14 pm
Forum: Design
Topic: Questions about FPGeneration
Replies: 22
Views: 23228

Thanks...

I just read the previous threads about FPGeneration and about POPS, in general. POPS is essentially a pulsed bias such that you have an oscillating plasma sheath. POPS is interesting to me because it reminds me of a specialized coating process technology called Plasma Source Ion Immersion (PSII). Th...
by kurt9
Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:23 am
Forum: Design
Topic: Questions about FPGeneration
Replies: 22
Views: 23228

Questions about FPGeneration

I stumbled upon a website (www.fpgeneration.com), which describes a mutli-pole ion source version of an IEC polywell. The guy, Alex Klein, has previously worked with Dr. Bussard. Can anyone here comment on Alex Klein's MIX approach to polywell fusion and how it compares with Dr. Bussard's approach? ...