Prejudice v. Science: When Theory Trumps Hard Evidence

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skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 8970 Credit: 37,741,841 RAC: 42,669	Message 1324725 - Posted: 4 Jan 2013, 22:36:33 UTC - in response to Message 1324436.
	Ok suppose we are able to make and control a light photon bubble(stolen from star trek) and were able to manipulate that bubble to the speed of light. The interior of the bubble would not be affected by the mass equation in that scenario Light photon bubble? Oooookayyyy. <backs slowly from the room> Science gets colder than absolute zero This unusual advance could lead to new engines that could technically be more than 100 percent efficient, and shed light on mysteries such as dark energy, the mysterious substance that is apparently pulling our universe apart. I use photons as a plausible solution. Considering that they are moving at the speed of light, collecting them and surrounding a vehicle with a bubble of photons seems to me to be a means of avoiding the mass part of the einstein equation. I didn't say this would be easy. We are already slowing light down with gravitational fields and harnessing nuclear fusion for a few milliseconds Now as my link shows we now have a plausible means of running engines at greater than 100% efficiency, which as I recall was a stopping point for anything with mass to approach the speed of light. ____________ Proud member of TSWB. End terrorism by building a school
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William Rothamel Send message Joined: 25 Oct 06 Posts: 2143 Credit: 1,088,132 RAC: 18	Message 1324956 - Posted: 5 Jan 2013, 16:03:09 UTC Last modified: 5 Jan 2013, 16:03:53 UTC
	Now as my link shows we now have a plausible means of running engines at greater than 100% efficiency, This would not be a closed system and hence the excess efficiency must emanate from energy applied outside of the system in question. Just as an air conditioner can easily be 300 % efficient by pumping energy into and out of the environment.
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ML1 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 7210 Credit: 3,702,505 RAC: 725	Message 1325765 - Posted: 8 Jan 2013, 12:01:06 UTC Last modified: 8 Jan 2013, 12:01:29 UTC
	Now here's a fantastic one for ID: Quantum physics engineered for high efficiency power in solar powered bacteria?! Bacterial quantum tricks could help solar power Deep-sea microbe re-energises incoming light with molecular vibrations ... found a mechanism in the bacteria that captures some of the energy that might otherwise dissipate, by “reenergising it back to exciton level through molecular vibrations”. Its PPCs “ensure that every photon absorbed makes it to the structure’s reaction centre”. The bacteria’s structure is able to preserve quantum coherence as the energy is transported, much more efficiently than happens in other systems... ... “These biological systems can direct a quantum process, in this case energy transport, in astoundingly subtle and controlled ways – showing remarkable resistance to the aggressive, random background noise of biology and extreme environments,”... There's some phenomenal pressures with that one! :-) Keep searchin', Martin ____________ Mandriva Linux A user friendly OS! See new freedom Mageia2 The Future is what We make IT (GPLv3)
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