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2007-05-06 Science & Technology

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Posted by phil_b 2007-05-06 03:51|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 All the need now to make it practical is a supply of dilithium crystals.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-05-06 07:08|| 2007-05-06 07:08|| Front Page Top

#2 And we all know Halliburton is itching to get its hands on rich dilithium deposits which were a gift from Allan to the Klingon Empire.

No blood for dilithium!!

Posted by Excalibur 2007-05-06 09:02|| 2007-05-06 09:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually, at a very small level, they may be right.

It is very easy to create extremely high temperature and pressure over a tiny area, naturally. It was discovered that the mantis shrimp can create a tiny cavitation bubble to attack its prey, with as much as 1,500 Newtons force and several thousand degrees Kelvin temperature, for example. (Discovered by the Office of Naval Research, a cousin to SPAWAR).

If you could make such a powerful, or even more powerful event at an even smaller level, it might be enough to force a fusion event, releasing enough energy to be detectable.

While I doubt this could be used to produce a large quantity of energy, it could still be useful in producing a small amount of energy for a small system, like a micro-battery.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-05-06 10:19|| 2007-05-06 10:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Step right up Gents, got your Cold Fusion futures right here $1200 the dozen, comes with it's own Carbon Credit. If that's too steep for you I still got a couple of Phish Carbureators, yep, that's right 200 miles per the gallon. Only 12 left, my minion found them on the last southbouth LA streetcar. Come on folks, it's real!

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-05-06 10:21|| 2007-05-06 10:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Ima waitn for He3 from the moon.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-05-06 11:47|| 2007-05-06 11:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Sol, the largest fusion producer for 4.3 light years, is said to be looking into the prospective new technology in order to relieve the solar-system wide global warming problem.

Posted by Perfesser 2007-05-06 12:00|| 2007-05-06 12:00|| Front Page Top

#7 Me too, AP. I hear there's a boatload of the stuff up there.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2007-05-06 19:50|| 2007-05-06 19:50|| Front Page Top

#8 It was discovered that the mantis shrimp can create a tiny cavitation bubble to attack its prey, with as much as 1,500 Newtons force and several thousand degrees Kelvin temperature, for example.

Similar micro-cavitation has been found to be responsible for gouging out minute nicks in submarine and ship propeller edges. This increases their drag and noisiness, bad for both but especially so for submarines.

I hear there's a boatload of the stuff up there.

Rumor has it that H₃ deposits have the Chinese all het up to go lunar.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-06 23:26|| 2007-05-06 23:26|| Front Page Top

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