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11-06-2005, 10:51 AM
Dear Friends,
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0%2C3605%2C1627424%2C00.html
Be Well, Be Love.
David
Fuel's paradise? Power source that turns physics on its head
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂà ÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂà ÂÃÂÃÂ÷ Scientist says device disproves quantum theory
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂà ÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂà ÂÃÂÃÂ÷ Opponents claim idea is result of wrong maths
Alok Jha, science correspondent
Friday November 4, 2005
The Guardian
It seems too good to be true: a new source of near-limitless power that costs
virtually nothing, uses tiny amounts of water as its fuel and produces next to
no waste. If that does not sound radical enough, how about this: the principle
behind the source turns modern physics on its head.
Randell Mills, a Harvard University medic who also studied electrical
engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, claims to have built a
prototype power source that generates up to 1,000 times more heat than
conventional fuel. Independent scientists claim to have verified the experiments
and Dr Mills says that his company, Blacklight Power, has tens of millions of
dollars in investment lined up to bring the idea to market. And he claims to be
just months away from unveiling his creation.
The problem is that according to the rules of quantum mechanics, the physics
that governs the behaviour of atoms, the idea is theoretically impossible.
"Physicists are quite conservative. It's not easy to convince them to change a
theory that is accepted for 50 to 60 years. I don't think [Mills's] theory
should be supported," said Jan Naudts, a theoretical physicist at the University
of Antwerp.
What has much of the physics world up in arms is Dr Mills's claim that he has
produced a new form of hydrogen, the simplest of all the atoms, with just a
single proton circled by one electron. In his "hydrino", the electron sits a
little closer to the proton than normal, and the formation of the new atoms from
traditional hydrogen releases huge amounts of energy.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0%2C3605%2C1627424%2C00.html
Be Well, Be Love.
David
Fuel's paradise? Power source that turns physics on its head
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂà ÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂà ÂÃÂÃÂ÷ Scientist says device disproves quantum theory
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂà ÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂà ÂÃÂÃÂ÷ Opponents claim idea is result of wrong maths
Alok Jha, science correspondent
Friday November 4, 2005
The Guardian
It seems too good to be true: a new source of near-limitless power that costs
virtually nothing, uses tiny amounts of water as its fuel and produces next to
no waste. If that does not sound radical enough, how about this: the principle
behind the source turns modern physics on its head.
Randell Mills, a Harvard University medic who also studied electrical
engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, claims to have built a
prototype power source that generates up to 1,000 times more heat than
conventional fuel. Independent scientists claim to have verified the experiments
and Dr Mills says that his company, Blacklight Power, has tens of millions of
dollars in investment lined up to bring the idea to market. And he claims to be
just months away from unveiling his creation.
The problem is that according to the rules of quantum mechanics, the physics
that governs the behaviour of atoms, the idea is theoretically impossible.
"Physicists are quite conservative. It's not easy to convince them to change a
theory that is accepted for 50 to 60 years. I don't think [Mills's] theory
should be supported," said Jan Naudts, a theoretical physicist at the University
of Antwerp.
What has much of the physics world up in arms is Dr Mills's claim that he has
produced a new form of hydrogen, the simplest of all the atoms, with just a
single proton circled by one electron. In his "hydrino", the electron sits a
little closer to the proton than normal, and the formation of the new atoms from
traditional hydrogen releases huge amounts of energy.
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