Above Unity

The Vuduri Companion by Michael Brachman Yesterday, I discussed the concept of zero point energy, that is, pulling usable energy out of nothing such as the vacuum of space. However, I cited a case where there is an apparent creation of energy, that of thermonuclear fusion, where the energy released is completely explained by physics.

In the world of Rome's Revolution, the Vuduri have limitless, free energy using the Casimir Effect to split ordinary, neutral space into positive and negative energy. The negative energy is harmlessly dissipated or turned into a PPT Tunnel. The positive energy is used for propulsion or conversion into matter. You can read the story of the scientist who invented the underlying principles of electrogravity and the Casimir Pump in my new collection of short stories entitled The Vuduri Companion, on sale now.

Regardless, this raises the broader topic which is particularly relevant today as a solution to the climate change crisis. What we are really looking for are devices that are above unity in energy production. That means they produce more energy that they consume. Nuclear fusion is one of them. However, there are quite a few other avenues of research which may yet lead to this seemingly impossible goal.

This equation:

tells us that matter cannot be created or destroyed. It can only change form. It also tells us that energy cannot be created or destroyed. It, too, can only change form. For example, you can convert mass to energy in a hydrogen bomb. Some of the mass becomes the blast wave, the rest of the hydrogen/deuterium/tritium mix converts to helium. Everyone knows that energy can be changed from usable form to an unusable form called entropy, typically released as heat. It is also possible that the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland produces matter by using tremendous amounts of power.

So back to the topic. There are several technologies I will be exploring over the next few days that may truly be creating energy out of seemingly nothing. They appear to be above unity devices. However, if they are proven to be real, then there is a real explanation. There is no such thing as magic. And if even one of them turns out to be real, then using solar power as the input and the above-unity output as a source of power may solve our energy needs for all time.

Sounds exciting, huh?
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Published on December 24, 2016 07:31 Tags: action, adventure, ftl, science-fiction, space-travel, vuduri
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