tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17555522.post115764121892856206..comments2008-05-07T13:43:29.976-07:00bwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07541279438184352860noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17555522.post-1157719883447324222006-09-08T05:51:00.000-07:002006-09-08T05:51:00.000-07:00Another breakthrough technology that may or may not come out in the not to distant future is HFGW(High Frequency Gravity Waves), for use in propulsion, communication, and fusion(on the molecular scale). A company called GravWave is attempting to develop such a technology!<BR/><BR/>http://www.gravwave.com/<BR/><BR/>Could you imagine combining these two technologies? A Warp Drive?Sigmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400944477940925721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17555522.post-1157704653938703292006-09-08T01:37:00.000-07:002006-09-08T01:37:00.000-07:00The only odd thing is that the news article states that it can't be used to propel further, but the company website states:<BR/><BR/>"In addition, the EmDrive would be used for the primary propulsion in deep space missions where small levels of thrust over many months will enable low cost spacecraft to deliver scientific payloads throughout the solar system.It is confidently predicted that later generations of these engines will provide the propulsion necessary for all manned and unmanned space missions, and will become the enabling technology of the space infrastructure for the twenty first century." <BR/><BR/>So it seems that it <B>can</B> be used in space... a true propellantless drive!Sigmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400944477940925721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17555522.post-1157694715365123112006-09-07T22:51:00.000-07:002006-09-07T22:51:00.000-07:00Yes, it was one of my wildcard predictions. Thanks for noticing. I was thinking about propellant free propulsion that would also work well in space. So this would be half of hit if it pans out.<BR/><BR/>I feel that most of my predictions are fairly conservative given the broad view of technology capabilities and developments that I am seeing. <BR/><BR/>The tech upside wildcard predictions are often ones that I think are very possible but are not as easy to extrapolate on timing.bwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07541279438184352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17555522.post-1157694265803373992006-09-07T22:44:00.000-07:002006-09-07T22:44:00.000-07:00BTW, Brian, wasn't propellant free propulsion one of your wildcard predictions? I believe you are going to see many of those other predictions pan out as well!Sigmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400944477940925721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17555522.post-1157673200796940232006-09-07T16:53:00.000-07:002006-09-07T16:53:00.000-07:00Hmmm... makes you wonder if all those "Black Triangles" that people are reporting aren't military craft based on this kind of technology? :)Sigmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400944477940925721noreply@blogger.com