Message boards :
Science (non-SETI) :
Humans might have figured out how to make a warp bubble
Message board moderation
Author | Message |
---|---|
Dr Who Fan ![]() Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3388 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 ![]() |
Attention all Star Trek science fiction fans... Paging Zefram Cochrane: Humans have figured out how to make a warp bubble Don't pack your bags and move to Bozeman yet. This micro-scale warp bubble won't be capable of propulsion, but it could have myriad other applications, says its discoverer Dr. Sonny White. Discovering a warp bubble: |
![]() Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21567 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 ![]() ![]() |
Nah... That sounds like the already well known Casimir effect... Keep searchin'! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Michael Watson Send message Joined: 7 Feb 08 Posts: 1388 Credit: 2,098,506 RAC: 5 |
Yes, the Casimir Effect has been known for some time. What has changed is that someone is looking to put it to practical use, rather than just leaving it as a laboratory curiosity. Other work has been done, showing that quantum effects can be made to occur on much larger scales. This may eventually apply to the Casimir effect, too. If so, it's conceivable that travel by space warp at global speeds faster than light may be possible. This would occur, without violating the local light speed limit imposed by Relativity Theory, or relativistic time dilation. |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 ![]() |
On the one hand I've got to say I'll believe it when I see it, on the other, if they need a volunteer I'm ready. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
©2025 University of California
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.