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2007-09-29 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by 3dc 2007-09-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 What artificial, man-made Russian olympic islands are made for!? RENSE/WORLD NEWS/TOPIX > JOCKEYING FOR CENTRAL ASIA'S MASSIVE NEW OIL, GAS DEPOSITS. Control of same.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-09-29 00:21|| 2007-09-29 00:21|| Front Page Top

#2 I guess it'd be too much to ask for a breakthrough in fusion technology.

Posted by Perfesser 2007-09-29 14:10|| 2007-09-29 14:10|| Front Page Top

#3 Funny you should say that Perfesser....

Are you aware of the work done by Dr Robert Bussard? (he invented the Interstellar Ramjet concept). He has invented a fusion power source that;

a) uses Boron and Hydrogen as fuel sources (both readily available)
b) is non-radioactive
b) works by electrostatic confinement rather than thermal energy (the main benefit here is that the precise energy required for fusion of nuclei can be 'pumped in' via high voltages, whilst the thermal approach - Tokomaks etc - have to provide energy in a Maxwellian distribution, which means very very few of the nuclei will have the necessary energy to fuse)

The physics are effectively done, it's now engineering, and the US Navy have funded additional work. We'll know if things are going to work properly in about 6 months time...

If this works, *all* bets are off.

Further information:
http://www.xevioso.com/projects/polywell/howitworks.html
http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2007/09/is-it-true.html

Posted by Tony (UK) 2007-09-29 14:57|| 2007-09-29 14:57|| Front Page Top

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